I was sixty-six years old. I still had to make a living. I looked at my social security check of 105 dollars and decided to use that to try to franchise my chicken recipe. Folks had always liked my chicken.
COLONEL SANDERSYou got to like your work. You have got to like what you are doing, you have got to be doing something worthwhile so you can like it – because it is worthwhile, that it makes a difference, don’t you see?
More Colonel Sanders Quotes
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One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.
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There’s no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can’t do any business from there.
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I’ve only had two rules. Do all you can and do it the best you can. It’s the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something.
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Don’t be against things so much as for things.
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I think a dream is just a suggestion to start something out, do something.
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I’ve read hundreds of cookbooks. For my money, they are the bird.
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The hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away.
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I am not too proud of having my name associated with some of my restaurants.
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My life isn’t over and I’m not going to sit in a rocking chair and take money from the government.
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There’s something inside of me that makes me want to help people, especially people who are having difficulty of some kind.
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Scientists are a bunch of romantics.
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You got to like your work. You have got to like what you are doing, you have got to be doing something worthwhile so you can like it – because it is worthwhile, that it makes a difference, don’t you see?
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To me, my recipes are priceless.
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Work is the basis of living. I’ll never retire. A man’ll rust out quicker than he’ll wear out.
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People are just like farm equipment. They rust out quicker than they wear out.
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