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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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" 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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" 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?' "

" I didn't like the bar business. "

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" The board gets upset because I won't take a raise, but I've got plenty of money. "

" When you have built a $3 billion company out of a broom closet, I think you are entitled to a nice house. "

" I was born and raised in the state of Indiana, and it's where I started Papa John's, so this state and our partnership with the Pacers hold a special place in my heart. "

" Getting big is just a byproduct of getting better. "

" Find something you love to do. Work it to the bone. And you'll be successful. "

" Companies like Papa John's are largely a collection of small independent businesses. "

" Better ingredients, better pizza - it's not a slogan. It's a way of life. "

" You've got to have free markets with limited government, with the proper amount of regulation where you don't jam entrepreneurship. "

" 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. "

" I buried my dad on a Thursday and showed up for work on Friday. "

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Friday

Thursday

" In school, I always had to work harder than others. "

" My wife's a redneck, and she loves a muscle car. "

" I love my business. I love my employees. "

" I just don't like making mistakes. "

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Just

Mistakes

" I think if there was a sharing in the ups, a sharing in the downs, the country would not be as divided. "

" I just like building stuff. "

" Sales went crazy when we made the pizza perfect. "

" I don't condone racism. I don't condone prejudice. "

" If the people buying the pizza are happy, they'll probably buy the pizza again. "

" 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. "

" If you are a success, you can take care of people; you can give a lot to your community. "

" If you don't take care of the people doing the heavy lifting, they will burn your castle down. "

" I bombed the LSAT and quickly discovered that law school wasn't for me. "

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Law

School

" In 1991, I didn't have $2,000 to go on vacation. "

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Vacation

" 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. "

" I pay myself three, three and half million - which is plenty of money, c'mon. "

" I realized the world spins without me having to spin it. "

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Having

Spin