27 Ray Kroc Quotes on Success, Wealth & Achievement

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Ray Kroc is often mistaken as the founder of McDonald’s;

Kroc was actually the former CEO of McDonald’s, and helped build the company into what it is today. The most successful fast food company of all time, with so many locations across the globe, it’s not exactly hard to find one.

Ray Kroc joined the McDonald’s team in 1954, and also wrote his own autobiography on the story behind McDonald’s: Grinding It Out.

 

27 Ray Kroc Quotes

1. “Adversity can strengthen you if you have the will to grind it out.” – Ray Kroc

2. “If any of my competitors were drowning, I’d stick a hose in their mouth.” – Ray Kroc

3. “In business for yourself, not by yourself.” – Ray Kroc

4. “Take calculated risks. Act boldly and thoughtfully. Be an agile company.” – Ray Kroc

5. “There are things money can’t buy and hard work can’t win. One of them is happiness.” – Ray Kroc

6. “While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap.” – Ray Kroc

7. “All money means to me is a pride in accomplishment.” – Ray Kroc

8. “If anyone stood to gain by our success and suffer if we failed, it was our suppliers.” – Ray Kroc

9. “It is no achievement to walk a tightrope laid flat on the floor.” – Ray Kroc

 

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10. “The definition of salesmanship is the gentle art of letting the customer have it your way.” – Ray Kroc

 

11. “There’s almost nothing you can’t accomplish if you set your mind to it.” – Ray Kroc

12. “You’re only as good as the people you hire.” – Ray Kroc

13. “Are you green and growing or ripe and rotting?” – Ray Kroc

14. “If you have time to lean, you have time to clean.” – Ray Kroc

15. “It’s a matter of having principles. It’s easy to have principles when you’re rich. The important thing is to have principles when you’re poor.” – Ray Kroc

16. “The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.” – Ray Kroc

17. “We provide food that customers love, day after day after day. People just want more of it.” – Ray Kroc

18. “As long as you’re green, you’re growing. As soon as you’re ripe, you start to rot.” – Ray Kroc

19. “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

 

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20. “Its easy to have principles when you’re rich. The important thing is to have principles when you’re poor.” – Ray Kroc

 

21. “The thing that has made this country great is our free enterprise system. If we have to resort to this – bringing in the government – to beat our competition, then we deserve to go broke.” – Ray Kroc

22. “We take the hamburger business more seriously than anyone else.” – Ray Kroc

23. “Creativity is a highfalutin word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday.” – Ray Kroc

24. “If you’re not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.” – Ray Kroc

25. “Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.” – Ray Kroc

26. “The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.” – Ray Kroc

27. “When you’re green, your growing. When you’re ripe, you rot.” – Ray Kroc

 

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