S. Truett Cathy Quotes

There's one thing I've learned about entrepreneurs' business plans. Every one is wrong.

How could anyone ever build a company if they didn't have investments? It doesn't make any sense.

A small business can survive for a while without making a profit, but if its cashflow dries up, the impact is fatal.

The statistics for investing in small businesses are such that the vast majority fail.

You need a constant money source to live in New York City unless you're independently wealthy, which I'm not. But, from writing about art, I had met some artists in L.A. They said, "Why don't you try living out here?" So I traded apartments with the painter Delia Brown. That was in 2003. I loved it. I still love living there.

The average actor might only be able to book six to eight guest star jobs a year - that would be high. So when you start doing the math, you can't live on that in Los Angeles.

You have to do whatever jobs you can to pay the rent.

People follow proven formulas in any business.

I think in certain areas the demand is greater than it has ever been, and my business is better than it's been in 30 years. The music business is so precarious, as you know-you've got to make it while you can make it, and that's exactly what we're doing.

You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.

You have to manage money. Particularly with market economies. You may have a great product, but if your bottom line goes bust, then that's it.

All I ever wanted to do was be able to pay my rent.

People must be realistic when evaluating their business.

In my mid 30's, after a decade or so of giving full time to the music thing and finding myself with about $10 in the bank and no assets other than my musical equipment, I realized I needed to get serious about making a living.

Acting wasn't some long-held dream, and it still isn't, really. I'm just trying to make some money and pay the bills.

Everyone wants to call wrestling 'the business.' Why don't you treat it like a business? I don't care if you're running a diner, if you're running a car wash or a wrestling company. It's all business.

There's way easier ways to make money, let's just put it that way.

An entrepreneur must pitch a potential investor for what the company is worth as well as sell the dream on how much of a profit can be made.

I would work as a cook, get a little money, then open another restaurant.

It's definitely an interesting question: 'Do you need more funding to start a luxury business?' That's something I want to think about a little bit more.

These days an income is something you can't live without - or within.

If you don’t balance your budget in business, you go out of business.

Once we were a part of Equity, we were able to get a salary, and then because we were employing ourselves, we just made sure we were always working. We put in hours to get subscribers. We used to do little shows at rich peoples' houses to get them to give us money.

I couldn't sell water in a desert. I have no business acumen. I can tell you why you have no business acumen, and I can tell you why your project may or may not work, but I have no ability to make money.

Remember, if your business isn't making money, then you and your employees aren't, either.