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.
Entrepreneurs
Ray Kroc
Born in 1902 in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago. At 52, Ray Kroc encountered the McDonald brothers' hamburger stand, secured the franchise rights, and built a system that standardized Quality, Service, Cleanliness, and Value (QSC&V). He transformed a single regional restaurant into the world's largest fast-food chain. A late bloomer who preached that 'success in business comes down to whether you keep sweating.'
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Ray Kroc's Other Quotes
Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
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.
Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
None of us is as good as all of us.
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