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" I had this dream of starting a pizza business since college. I came up with the name, menu, and recipes back then. "
John Schnatter
Dream
Business
College
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" I am the American Dream. "
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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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" 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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" I didn't like the bar business. "
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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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" The board gets upset because I won't take a raise, but I've got plenty of money. "
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" I just don't like making mistakes. "
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" NFL leadership has hurt Papa John's shareholders. "
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" 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. "
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" Getting big is just a byproduct of getting better. "
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" If the people buying the pizza are happy, they'll probably buy the pizza again. "
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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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" My wife's a redneck, and she loves a muscle car. "
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Wife
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" I buried my dad on a Thursday and showed up for work on Friday. "
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Thursday
" I have a goal of being the No.1 pizza company in the world. "
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" I realized the world spins without me having to spin it. "
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Me
Spin
" 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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Better
" At 22, I had something I loved to do - make pizza - and something I was good at: running a business. "
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Running
Pizza
Business
" In school, I always had to work harder than others. "
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" Sales went crazy when we made the pizza perfect. "
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Crazy
Made
" Daddy was fun-loving and lighthearted - he lived life to the fullest and was not scared to take a risk. "
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Scared
Take
Risk
" I don't condone racism. I don't condone prejudice. "
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Prejudice
Condone
Racism
" 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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Pizza
Good
Down
" As long as our quality and company continue to get better, by nature, we will get bigger. "
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Long
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" I bombed the LSAT and quickly discovered that law school wasn't for me. "
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Law
School
Me
" I found something I loved to do when I was 15 - making pizzas. "
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Found
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" Companies like Papa John's are largely a collection of small independent businesses. "
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Collection
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" I pay myself three, three and half million - which is plenty of money, c'mon. "
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" Find something you love to do. Work it to the bone. And you'll be successful. "
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