I was an overnight success all right, but 30 years is a long, long night.
RAY KROCIf I had a brick for every time I’ve repeated the phrase Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value, I think I’d probably be able to bridge the Atlantic Ocean with them.
More Ray Kroc Quotes
-
-
It’s easy to have principles when you’re rich. The important thing is to have principles when you’re poor.
RAY KROC -
I like to get people fired up, fill them with zeal for McDonald’s, and watch the results in their work.
RAY KROC -
Visions of McDonald’s restaurants dotting crossroads all over the country paraded through my brain. I don’t believe in saturation. We’re thinking and talking worldwide.
RAY KROC -
When the exhausted Sun takes up his cycle then my prophecy and threats will be accomplished.
RAY KROC -
The key to success is being in the right place at the right time, recognizing that you are there, and taking action!
RAY KROC -
I was never much of a reader when I was a boy. Books bored me. I liked action. But I spent a lot of time thinking about things. I’d imagine all kinds of situations and how I would handle them.
RAY KROC -
If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.
RAY KROC -
When times are bad is when you want to build! Why wait for things to pick up so everything will cost more?
RAY KROC -
Take calculated risks. Act boldly and thoughtfully. Be an agile company.
RAY KROC -
Creativity is a highfalutin’ word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday.
RAY KROC -
Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
RAY KROC -
If you’re not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.
RAY KROC -
It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.
RAY KROC -
To an old leader will be born an idiot heir, weak both in knowledge and in war.
RAY KROC -
When you’re green, your growing. When you’re ripe, you rot.
RAY KROC