I saw opportunity appear in an ugly six-spindle shake machine ... and grabbed it. Ray Kroc More Quotes by Ray Kroc More Quotes From Ray Kroc The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves. Ray Kroc leadershipmotivationalinspirational 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. Ray Kroc businesssuccessinspiring None of Us is as Good as All of Us. Ray Kroc You'll learn more about a road by traveling it than by consulting all the maps in the world. Ray Kroc consultingmapsworld That's the name of the game ... pleasing the customer. If we ever lose sight of that fact, we've lost the ball game. Ray Kroc namesgamessight The key to success is being in the right place at the right time, recognizing that you are there, and taking action! Ray Kroc key-to-successkeysaction Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get. Ray Kroc basketballbusinessinspirational 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. Ray Kroc dogtalkingwater To be successful, you must be daring, be first and be different. Ray Kroc differentsuccessfulfirsts The more I help others to succeed, the more I succeed. Ray Kroc succeedhelping-othershelping There’s almost nothing you can’t accomplish if you set your mind to it. Ray Kroc accomplishifsmind Achievement must be made against the possibility of failure, against the risk of defeat. It is no achievement to walk a tightrope laid flat on the floor. Where there is no risk, there can be no pride in achievement and, consequently, no happiness. The only way we can advance is by going forward, individually and collectively, in the spirit of the pioneer. We must take the risks involved in our free enterprise system. This is the only way in the world to economic freedom. There is no other way. Ray Kroc achievementriskpride Look after the customer and the business will take care of itself Ray Kroc take-carecarelooks You're only as good as the people you hire. Ray Kroc mcdonaldsleadershippeople It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun. Ray Kroc bunsmcdonaldsmind When times are bad is when you want to build! Why wait for things to pick up so everything will cost more? Ray Kroc costwaitingwant 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. Ray Kroc mcdonaldsgirlorder No self-respecting pitcher throws the same way to every batter and no self-respecting salesman makes the same pitch to every client. Ray Kroc clientsselfway I guess to be an entrepreneur you have to have a large ego, enormous pride and an ability to inspire others to follow your lead. Ray Kroc entrepreneurprideinspire 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. Ray Kroc optimismcampaignsyears
