It's a silent witness to the Lord when people go into shopping malls, and everyone is bustling, and you see that Chick-fil-A is closed. S. Truett Cathy More Quotes by S. Truett Cathy More Quotes From S. Truett Cathy Nearly every moment of every day we have the opportunity to give something to someone else—our time, our love, our resources. I have always found more joy in giving when I did not expect anything in return. S. Truett Cathy opportunity joy giving How do you identify someone who needs encouragement? That person is breathing. S. Truett Cathy encouraging breathing encouragement We must motivate ourselves to do our very best, and by our example lead others to do their best as well. S. Truett Cathy wells example I’d like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order. We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the important things have not changed, and the important things will not change if we keep our priorities in proper order. S. Truett Cathy imperfect-world change inspirational Each person's destiny is not a matter of chance; it's a matter of choice. It's determined by what we say, what we do, and whom we trust. S. Truett Cathy destiny choices matter Food is Essential to life, therefore make it good. S. Truett Cathy essentials I believe no amount of business school training or work experience can teach what is ultimately a matter of personal character. Businesses are not dishonest or greedy, people are. Thus, a business, successful or not, is merely a reflection of the character of its leadership. S. Truett Cathy character believe school If you're excited about what you're doing, it's a lot more likely that your employees will also be excited. People want to work for a person, not a company. It's about relationships. S. Truett Cathy excited want people Sometimes success is disguised as hard work. S. Truett Cathy hard hard-work sometimes If we get better our customers will demand we get bigger. S. Truett Cathy demand get-better bigger If you wish to enrich days, plant flowers; If you wish to enrich years, plant trees; If you wish to enrich Eternity, plant ideals in the lives of others. S. Truett Cathy flower tree years Nearly every moment of every day we have the opportunity to give something to someone else. S. Truett Cathy moments opportunity giving You have to be very careful about what you say. More importantly, you have to be very careful about what you do. You never know how or when you influence people – especially children. S. Truett Cathy influence children people How do you know if someone needs encouragement? If they are breathing! S. Truett Cathy breathing encouragement needs Learn to love your work and you'll never have to 'work' again. S. Truett Cathy love-your-work love-you Opportunity presents itself sometimes in unusual situations. What you think is the worst thing turns out to be a good thing. Different circumstances challenge people to do things they didn't know they could do, and in those times when the outlook appears the worst, we find new reasons for optimism. S. Truett Cathy optimism opportunity thinking The one thing I take more joy in than anything else in the world is seeing young people develop S. Truett Cathy joy people world It's better to build boys than mend men. S. Truett Cathy men boys Whatever you do... put your heart and soul into it! S. Truett Cathy composing soul heart In most cases we perform better when we're busy than when we're not busy. When we're slow, our mind wanders. We're not as attentive to our business. When we're on the firing line, we're sharper. We move more quickly and get the job done right. S. Truett Cathy mind jobs moving
