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" I just don't like making mistakes. "
John Schnatter
Just
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" It was Labor Day weekend in 1983, and Dad hired me to run Mick's Lounge, a bar he co-owned, for $200 a week. The business was nearly bankrupt. But I said, 'Dad, I can fix it.' It was the most natural thing I'd ever done. It just made sense to me. "
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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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" I don't condone racism. I don't condone prejudice. "
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" If the people buying the pizza are happy, they'll probably buy the pizza again. "
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" I just like building stuff. "
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" I love my business. I love my employees. "
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" I realized the world spins without me having to spin it. "
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" In 1991, I didn't have $2,000 to go on vacation. "
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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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" Getting big is just a byproduct of getting better. "
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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 am the American Dream. "
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American
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" As long as our quality and company continue to get better, by nature, we will get bigger. "
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Long
Quality
" 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
" We don't promote or advocate people eating a whole pizza. "
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Advocate
Pizza
Whole
" 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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Eat
You
Two
" 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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Year
Original
Date
" Better ingredients, better pizza - it's not a slogan. It's a way of life. "
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Way
Life
Ingredients
" Everybody wants to own quality, but quality takes time, and it takes money. "
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Quality
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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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" America in 2016 is on the path to becoming what Germany was in 1867. "
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America
" I found something I loved to do when I was 15 - making pizzas. "
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Loved
Found
Something
" In school, I always had to work harder than others. "
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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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" 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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" I will not allow either my good name or the good name of the company I founded and love to be unfairly tainted. "
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