If you do it first class and you don't compromise values, and you don't compromise quality, and you don't compromise service, and you don't compromise cleanliness, then everybody else who is the competitor has got to play catch-up.

The key to success is being in the right place at the right time, recognizing that you are there, and taking action!

I didn't know what we would be selling in the year 2000 but whatever it was we would be selling the most of it.

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.

The McDonald brothers were simply not on my wavelength at all. I was obsessed with the idea of making McDonald's the biggest and the best. They were content with what they had; they didn't want to be bothered with more risks and more demands.

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

To be successful, you must be daring, be first and be different.