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. – S. Truett Cathy
We don’t expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles. – S. Truett Cathy
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. – S. Truett Cathy
I’ve experienced poverty and plenty, and there’s a lesson to be learned when you’re brought up in poverty. – S. Truett Cathy
Nearly every moment of every day, we have the opportunity to give something to someone else – our time, our love, our resources. – S. Truett Cathy
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?’ – S. Truett Cathy
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. – S. Truett Cathy
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. – S. Truett Cathy
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. – S. Truett Cathy
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. – S. Truett Cathy
If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work. – S. Truett Cathy
I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community. – S. Truett Cathy
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. – S. Truett Cathy
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. – S. Truett Cathy
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. – S. Truett Cathy