Ray Kroc Quotes


Ray Kroc

Its easy to have principles when you`re rich. The important thing is to have principles when you`re poor.

Creativity is a highfalutin word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday.

You`re only as good as the people you hire.

The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.

Are you green and growing or ripe and rotting?

Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.

When you`re green, your growing. When you`re ripe, you rot.

All money means to me is a pride in accomplishment.

We provide food that customers love, day after day after day. People just want more of it.

While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap.

If you`re not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.

If you work just for money, you`ll never make it, but if you love what you`re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.

We take the hamburger business more seriously than anyone else.

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.

None of Us is as Good as All of Us.

As long as you`re green, you`re growing. As soon as you`re ripe, you start to rot.