I wasn't prepared for this big room with clattering typewriters and teletype printers. You could hardly hear yourself think.

I never considered my dreams wasted energy; they were invariably linked to some form of action. When I dreamed about having a lemonade stand, for example, it wasn't long before I set up a lemonade stand.

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

It is no achievement to walk a tightrope laid flat on the floor.

The organization cannot trust the individual; the individual must trust the organization.

I HAVE ALWAYS believed that each man makes his own happiness and is responsible for his own problems.

Perfection is very difficult to achieve, and perfection was what I wanted in McDonald's. Everything else was secondary for me.