Top 22 S. Truett Cathy Quotes

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?’

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.

If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.

In the Great Depression, you bought something if you had the cash to buy it.

I cook chicken for a living.

Why would I retire from something I enjoy doing? I can hardly wait to get here.

I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.

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.

We tell applicants, ‘If you don’t intend to be here for life, you needn’t apply.’

I’d like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order.

Chick-fil-A is what it is today because of its people, purpose and product.

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.

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.

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.

Putting people before profits is how we’ve tried to operate from the beginning.

Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done.

I had a low image of myself because I was brought up in the deep Depression.

I had to create some good work habits and attitude.

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.

If a man can’t manage his own life, he can’t manage a business.

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.

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.