I believe in God, family, and McDonald’s. And in the office, that order is reversed.
RAY KROCPerfection is very difficult to achieve, and perfection was what I wanted in McDonald’s. Everything else was secondary for me.
More Ray Kroc Quotes
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If you have time to lean, you have time to clean.
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If my competitor were drowning I’d stick a hose in his mouth and turn on the water.
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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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I don’t believe in saturation. We’re thinking and talking worldwide.
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Customers tend to avoid a restaurant that’s going aswamp in its own sludge.
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When you’re green, your growing. When you’re ripe, you rot.
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The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.
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The more I help others to succeed, the more I succeed.
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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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If you’re not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.
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Understanding created by the intellect cannot be acquired by means of the occult, only by the aid of the zodiac, bringing forth that small flame by whose light part of the future may be discerned.
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In my experience, good executives don’t make mistakes.
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The organization cannot trust the individual; the individual must trust the organization.
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Mankind will discover objects in space sent to us by the watchers.
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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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