It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.
RAY KROCWhen the exhausted Sun takes up his cycle then my prophecy and threats will be accomplished.
More Ray Kroc Quotes
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I believe in God, family, and McDonald’s. And in the office, that order is reversed.
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To be successful, you must be daring, be first and be different.
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All money means to me is a pride in accomplishment.
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I was an overnight success all right, but 30 years is a long, long night.
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Creativity is a highfalutin’ word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday.
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To an old leader will be born an idiot heir, weak both in knowledge and in war.
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The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.
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If you have time to lean, you have time to clean.
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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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Luck is a dividend of sweat.
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While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap.
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Customers tend to avoid a restaurant that’s going aswamp in its own sludge.
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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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There are things money can’t buy and hard work can’t win. One of them is happiness.
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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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Adversity can strengthen you if you have the will to grind it out.
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When the exhausted Sun takes up his cycle then my prophecy and threats will be accomplished.
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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.
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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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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.
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Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
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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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Tomorrow at sunrise I shall no longer be here.
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I don’t believe in saturation. We’re thinking and talking worldwide.
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No one of us is more important than the rest of us.
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In business for yourself, but not by yourself.
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