Quotes by Kroc, Ray




Ray Arthur Kroc (October 5, 1902, Oak Park, Illinois January 14, 1984) was founder of the McDonald's Corporation in 1955, although not of the restaurant chain itself, which was started by Dick and Mac McDonald in 1940. Dubbed the Hamburger King, Kroc was included in the TIME 100 list of the world's most influential builders and titans of industry and amassed a 00 million fortune during his lifetime. Kroc was of Czech ancestry and was survived by his third wife, Joan B. Kroc..

"Are you green and growing or ripe and rotting?"

Kroc, Ray on growth
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"Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get."

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"All money means to me is a pride in accomplishment."

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"Its easy to have principles when you're rich. The important thing is to have principles when you're poor."

Kroc, Ray on principles
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"If you're not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business."

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"In business for yourself, not by yourself."

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"While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap."

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"Creativity is a highfalutin word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday."

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