Nearly every moment of every day, we have the opportunity to give something to someone else - our time, our love, our resources.
We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the important things have not changed, and the important things will not change if we keep our priorities in proper order.
I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order.
We should be about more than just selling chicken: we should be a part of our customers' lives and the communities in which we serve.
Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning.
I had to create some good work habits and attitude.
Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done.
Chick-fil-A is what it is today because of its people, purpose and product.
In the Great Depression, you bought something if you had the cash to buy it.
If a man can't manage his own life, he can't manage a business.
I cook chicken for a living.
It's a silent witness to the Lord when people go into shopping malls, and everyone is bustling, and you see that Chick-fil-A is closed.
You don't have to be a Christian to work at Chick-fil-A, but we ask you to base your business on biblical principles because they work.
I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can't mix business with religion. I say there's no other way.
I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities. One of the most visible examples of this is our decision to close on Sunday.
The people are more important than the food. We want a person to be as successful as he can be, and it works the other way around, too.
We tell applicants, 'If you don't intend to be here for life, you needn't apply.'
Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.
I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do anything if you want to bad enough.
I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
