Quotes from S. Truett Cathy

We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the important things have not changed, and the important things will not change if we keep our priorities in proper order.

I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order.

If you wish to enrich days, plant flowers; If you wish to enrich years, plant trees; If you wish to enrich Eternity, plant ideals in the lives of others.

Each person's destiny is not a matter of chance; it's a matter of choice. It's determined by what we say, what we do, and whom we trust.

Success in any relationship or endeavor begins with trust.

We tell applicants, 'If you don't intend to be here for life, you needn't apply.'

I motivate what I see in young people because we employ about forty thousand young people in our various Chick-fil-A units. Some of them come to work because they need to work; others just work because they just like to work. There's nothing wrong with that.

Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning.

I'd be resentful if shareholders who don't know the business tried to tell me what to do.

Nearly every moment of every day, we have the opportunity to give something to someone else - our time, our love, our resources.

I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.

It's better to build boys than mend men.

If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.

Sometimes success is disguised as hard work.

If you're excited about what you're doing, it's a lot more likely that your employees will also be excited. People want to work for a person, not a company. It's about relationships.

Learn to love your work and you'll never have to 'work' again.

I had to create some good work habits and attitude.

I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do anything if you want to bad enough.

People want to work with a person, not for a company.

I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can't mix business with religion. I say there's no other way.

I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities. One of the most visible examples of this is our decision to close on Sunday.

If a man can't manage his own life, he can't manage a business.

My riches are my family and my foster children. I try to store any material wealth in my hand, not my heart, so that I always feel free to give it away when the opportunity arises.

Food is Essential to life, therefore make it good.