S. Truett Cathy Quotes

Starbucks has a role and a meaningful relationship with people that is not only about the coffee.

Brands must become architects of community.

When you're buying a pair of TOMS, if you don't feel like you're part of a community, then I've failed.

It is no accident that our business, The University of Phoenix, is one of the top 50 community-minded companies in America. My father and I are strong believers in the concept of community.

Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.

I want to work for a company that contributes to and is part of the community. I want something not just to invest in. I want something to believe in.

Godrej is committed towards improving quality of life in society.

We've always tried to be good citizens in the communities that we do business in.

For us, giving back is not an extracurricular activity.

Corporations in communities need to be better neighbors.

I just always wear Pumas. I like the work they do in local communities, worldwide.

We aspire to be a top performer in every area of our business, and that includes leading in the communities where our employees and their families live and work.

As athletes and pro sports franchises, we have the responsibility to use our platform to affect positive change in the community. I take it seriously.

I believe we must go further in redefining what United's corporate citizenship looks like in our society... and we intend to live up to those higher expectations in the way we embody social responsibility and civic leadership everywhere we operate.

I personally believe that professional athletes should give back to their communities in any way possible. We are in a position to make a difference.

Charitable involvement, social impact, and global responsibility have always been important at Bain Capital.

A lot of people like the idea of companies being socially involved in their community, but if you want big companies to get involved in social issues, what makes you think they're going to come down on your side?

I would never want to take TOMS or myself into an issues debate. That's not what we're about. We're about helping people.

I suspect that many corporations have begun to understand that they have an important role to play in the lives of their communities, and that allocating funds to support local groups helps them discharge that function and also burnish their image.

Giving feels good, but it's also good for the bottom line. Charity is a viable growth strategy for a lot of companies. Our customers get excited to be a part of what we're doing. If you ask anyone wearing Toms how they first heard about us, most won't mention an advertisement; they'll say a friend told them our story.

I had the opportunity at Duke to start doing things in the community, and it's something I continue to do even 20 years later.

Businessmen need to understand the challenges of society and contribute to solving them.

There's a lot of good that's done for society in building businesses, but it's also great to be involved in those things where you can be connected to the community, to the world, and think about how you can use what you're creating, both in terms of your personal skills as well as your products or services to do good things for others.

I have been privileged to have the opportunity to work with many of African American fraternal and social organizations that are active in my congressional district. They all do important work that makes a tangible difference to the quality of life in our community.

All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good.