“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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“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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“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 mos...”
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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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“I bombed the LSAT and quickly discovered that law school wasn't for me.”
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“Find something you love to do. Work it to the bone. And you'll be successful.”
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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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“If you don't take care of the people doing the heavy lifting, they will burn your castle down.”
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“I don't condone racism. I don't condone prejudice.”
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“You've got to have free markets with limited government, with the proper amount of regulation where you don't jam entrepreneurship.”
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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, 'Att...”
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“Daddy was fun-loving and lighthearted - he lived life to the fullest and was not scared to take a risk.”
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“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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“NFL leadership has hurt Papa John's shareholders.”
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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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“Companies like Papa John's are largely a collection of small independent businesses.”
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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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“My wife's a redneck, and she loves a muscle car.”
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“Better ingredients, better pizza - it's not a slogan. It's a way of life.”
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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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“I buried my dad on a Thursday and showed up for work on Friday.”
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