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.
We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.
We tell applicants, 'If you don't intend to be here for life, you needn't apply.'
Nearly every moment of every day, we have the opportunity to give something to someone else - our time, our love, our resources.
If a man can't manage his own life, he can't manage a business.
I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
Putting people before profits is how we've tried to operate from the beginning.
I'd be resentful if shareholders who don't know the business tried to tell me what to do.
If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.
I had to create some good work habits and attitude.
We should be about more than just selling chicken we should be a part of our customers' lives and the communities in which we serve.
I cook chicken for a living.
Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done.
In the Great Depression, you bought something if you had the cash to buy it.
If you have debt, you have to worry about it. I would challenge each of you to try to be debt-free.
I have people say, 'I'll come to work for you for free,' and I tell my employees they have to compete with that.
You don't have to be a Christian to work at Chick-fil-A, but we ask you to base your business on biblical principles because they work.
I had a low image of myself because I was brought up in the deep Depression.
I have always encouraged my restaurant operators and team members to give back to the local community.
