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 more I help others to succeed, the more I succeed.

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

If any of my competitors were drowning, I'd stick a hose in their mouth and turn on the water. It is ridiculous to call this an industry. This is not. This is rat eat rat, dog eat dog. I'll kill 'em, and I'm going to kill 'em before they kill me. You're talking about the American way - of survival of the fittest.

Luck is a dividend of sweat.

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

McDonald's is a people business, and that smile on that counter girl's face when she takes your order is a vital part of our image.