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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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" 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. "

" When you start off broke - and we weren't broke, we were negative broke - you never forget that. You stay appreciative. "

" 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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" 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 have a goal of being the No.1 pizza company in the world. "

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