I guess to be an entrepreneur you have to have a large ego, enormous pride and an ability to inspire others to follow your lead.
RAY KROCNothing in the world can one imagine beforehand,not the least thing,everything is made up of so many unique particulars that cannot be forseen.
More Ray Kroc Quotes
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If you’ve got time to lean, you’ve got time to clean.
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Tomorrow at sunrise I shall no longer be here.
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You must perfect every fundamental of your business if you expect it to perform well.
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No self-respecting pitcher throws the same way to every batter and no self-respecting salesman makes the same pitch to every client.
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McDonald’s is a people business, and that smile on that counter girl’s face when she takes your order is a vital part of our image.
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Our aim was to insure repeat business based on the system’s reputation rather than on the quality of a single store or operator.
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To be successful, you must be daring, be first and be different.
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There is absolutely nothing special about walking on a rope stretched along the ground. Where there is no risk, there can be no pride in a deed accomplished, and therefore no happiness.
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The key to success is being in the right place at the right time, recognizing that you are there, and taking action!
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I like to get people fired up, fill them with zeal for McDonald’s, and watch the results in their work.
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I never considered my dreams wasted energy; they were invariably linked to some form of action. When I dreamed about having a lemonade stand, for example, it wasn’t long before I set up a lemonade stand.
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It’s easy to have principles when you’re rich. The important thing is to have principles when you’re poor.
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You’ll learn more about a road by traveling it than by consulting all the maps in the world.
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The first dollar is the most you will get if you don’t love what you are doing.
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If you do it first class and you don’t compromise values, and you don’t compromise quality, and you don’t compromise service, and you don’t compromise cleanliness, then everybody else who is the competitor has got to play catch-up.
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