If you have debt, you have to worry about it. I would challenge each of you to try to be debt-free.
We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.
I lost two brothers in an airplane crash, both of them leaving a wife and kids. When I get to Heaven, that's probably the first question I'd like to ask: 'Why was it necessary?'
If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.
Why would I retire from something I enjoy doing? I can hardly wait to get here.
I had a low image of myself because I was brought up in the deep Depression.
I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.
I motivate what I see in young people because we employ about forty thousand young people in our various Chick-fil-A units. Some of them come to work because they need to work; others just work because they just like to work. There's nothing wrong with that.
I have people say, 'I'll come to work for you for free,' and I tell my employees they have to compete with that.
I'd be resentful if shareholders who don't know the business tried to tell me what to do.
I'm planning to be here forever, but I know at some point I'll probably have to give it up. If you live to 100, there's a very good chance you'll live forever. Because very few people die after 100.
