1950s Quote by Michael Gerber

Ray Kroc called his first McDonald's restaurant, which he opened in Illinois, 'a little money machine.' That's why thousands of franchisees bought it.

— Michael Gerber

“Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, said, “There are three keys to success: 1. Being at the right place at the right time. 2.…

— Jack Canfield

As murderous industrial magnates go, Alfred Nobel is right up there with Ray Kroc, franchiser of McDonald's.

— P. J. O'Rourke

If I had taken money from, say, venture capital, they would have wanted a certain return in a certain time period. McDonald's, on the…

— Steve Ells

For decades, I've spoken of McDonald's as one of the premier examples of how to build a company, scale it, and ultimately sell it.

— Michael Gerber

“As recently retired CEO Don Thompson pointed out, “Today at McDonald’s 60 percent of our franchisees—those that own restaurants in the U.S.—started as hourly…

— Don Watkins

McDonald's is almost 50 years old. For 47 years we had a pretty consistent track record of being able to deliver admirable sales.

— Jim Cantalupo

The McDonald brothers were simply not on my wavelength at all. I was obsessed with the idea of making McDonald's the biggest and the…

— Ray Kroc

McDonalds. Apple. Starbucks. They were all small businesses, owned by entrepreneurs and people with vision.

— Michael Gerber

Many people have strong views on McDonald's.

— Steve Easterbrook

When you get an invitation to come back and be part of the team that will be the architect of the next generation of…

— Steve Easterbrook

I love McDonald's now and again - not every day.

— Iskra Lawrence