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" I bombed the LSAT and quickly discovered that law school wasn't for me. "
John Schnatter
Law
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Me
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" Pizza's really nutritious; it's good for you. You can't sit down and eat a whole carton of eggs, and you can't sit down and eat a whole pizza. "
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" When you have built a $3 billion company out of a broom closet, I think you are entitled to a nice house. "
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" I am the American Dream. "
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" Regardless of what the minimum wage is, you really have the market wage. And if we're not taking care of our people, then we're going to lose good talent, at every level. "
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" The original goal for Papa John's was to make $50 grand a year and have $50 grand in the bank so I could get a date. "
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" America in 2016 is on the path to becoming what Germany was in 1867. "
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" If the people buying the pizza are happy, they'll probably buy the pizza again. "
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" Pizza's actually healthy for you if you don't eat too much of it. If you eat one or two slices, it's very nutritious. "
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" Many in the media reported that I said Papa John's is going to close stores and cut jobs because of Obamacare. I never said that. "
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" We don't promote or advocate people eating a whole pizza. "
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" I have a goal of being the No.1 pizza company in the world. "
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" The board gets upset because I won't take a raise, but I've got plenty of money. "
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" If you don't take care of the people doing the heavy lifting, they will burn your castle down. "
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" You have to make mistakes to get better. I used to make a mistake, and I kind of get down on myself. And now I make a mistake, and I go, 'Okay, did you learn from this? Did you stick to the facts, and did you stick with the logic? Did you have the analytics?' "
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" I don't think you can control people. I don't think you manage people. I think you give people a direction, you give them the resources, you lead by example. They get it right, you say, 'Atta girl.' And they get it wrong, you say, 'Not good.' "
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" I realized the world spins without me having to spin it. "
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Me
Spin
" Companies like Papa John's are largely a collection of small independent businesses. "
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Small
Collection
Independent
" Find something you love to do. Work it to the bone. And you'll be successful. "
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Work
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" When you start off broke - and we weren't broke, we were negative broke - you never forget that. You stay appreciative. "
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" With a head coach, you make a mistake and learn. With a king, you make a mistake and get your head bitten off. "
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" I don't condone racism. I don't condone prejudice. "
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