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.

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.

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.

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.

I was 52 years old. I had diabetes and incipient arthritis. I had lost my gall bladder and most of my thyroid gland in earlier campaigns, but I was convinced the best was ahead of me.

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

We have an obligation to give something back to the community that gives so much to us.