Dave Thomas

If you want it bad enough…and try hard enough…you can get it ? you can make your dreams come true.

Dave Thomas

There’s no one to stop you but yourself.

Dave Thomas

Hard work is good for the soul, and it keeps you from feeling sorry for yourself because you don’t have time.

Dave Thomas

Believe in your dream. People may tell you that you won’t make it, that you’re wasting your time. If you keep your dream in mind, have done your research and are willing to work hard, you can make it come true.

Dave Thomas

What’s the secret to success? It’s no secret. You need a winning attitude, honesty and integrity, and a burning desire to succeed.

Dave Thomas

You earn your reputation by the things you do every day.

Dave Thomas

When you greet someone, look them in the eye and say their name. It’s a sign of respect.

Dave Thomas

Get all the education you can. Who knows what more I could have achieved if I’d stayed in school and went to college? The possibilities are endless when you have an education.

Dave Thomas

You can’t have a clean floor with a dirty mop bucket. To be successful, you need to take care of the basics of your business – and that means making sure you don’t overlook the little details.

Dave Thomas

What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone. Know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.

Dave Thomas

Everyone has an opportunity to succeed. You can be anything you want within the laws of God and Man.

Dave Thomas

Take care of your business and your business will take care of you.

Dave Thomas

Share your success and help others succeed. Give everyone a chance to have a piece of the pie. If the pie’s not big enough, make a bigger pie.

Dave Thomas

If there are things you don’t like in the world you grew up in, make your own life different.

Dave Thomas

You can do what you want to do. You can be what you want to be.

Dave Thomas

I think the harder you work, the more luck you have.

Dave Thomas

In the beginning there was nothing and God said ‘Let there be light’, and there was still nothing but everybody could see it.

Dave Thomas

It all comes back to the basic. Serve customers the best-tasting food at a good value in a clean, comfortable restaurant, and they’ll keep coming back.

Dave Thomas

I need 30 Ken Popes. I need guys with that demeanor. A great family guy. He’s a great model for what we want.

Dave Thomas

What people forget is that every movie that gets made keeps making money for somebody FOREVER.

Dave Thomas

Jack has provided outstanding leadership and delivered excellent results during his 25-year career at Wendy’s. He has the right combination of restaurant industry experience, management skills and strategic planning ability to lead our organization.

Dave Thomas

There is not enough time to fix the wheel that’s been broken. So this will give us some breathing room and will put pressure on those in leadership to get the job done this year.

Dave Thomas

Think about it. Any time you have family and you have people sitting around the table, normally our business should be good.

Dave Thomas

The more you give, the more you get in return.

Dave Thomas

Every child deserves a permanent home and loving family. If just one foster child is adopted, all of our work has been worth it.

Dave Thomas

A great leader is someone who practices what they preach. They lead by example, create a sense of loyalty and teamwork, and are active in the community sharing their success with those in need.

Dave Thomas

Whether you sell hamburgers or computers, we’re all in the customer service business. Our goal must be to exceed our customers’ expectations every day.

Dave Thomas

Everyone, at any age, should be involved in their communities. Giving back doesn’t just mean financial support…it’s also an investment of time and energy. By supporting our communities, we are making them a better place to live.

Dave Thomas

The more you give, the more you get in return.

Dave Thomas

We have a responsibility to help others who can’t help themselves.

Dave Thomas

When I was eight years old, I dreamed that I would one day own the best restaurant in the world. My restaurant would serve great tasting hamburgers made just the way you like them, and all of the customers would love the food and come back again and again. – From a school essay he wrote at 15 yrs called “The Pursuit of happiness”

Dave Thomas

Only in America would a guy like me, from humble beginnings and without a high school diploma become successful. America gave me a chance to life the life I want and work to make my dreams come true. We should never take our freedoms for granted, and we should seize every opportunity presented to us.

Dave Thomas

I thought if I owned a restaurant, I could eat for free.

Dave Thomas

Thomas said, “Mary Kay Ash, 3 April 2002 Foundation Watch founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, once told me something I’ll never forget. She said the one suggestion she got in life that helped her most was to ‘pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, “Make me feel important.’

Dave Thomas

Anytime I had any doubts, you know what I would do? I’d have a double cheese with mustard, pickle and onion, a bowl of chili and a Frosty. And I’d say, “I know we can sell
this. It’s fantastic.”

Dave Thomas

I mean, if I’m dead, why would I care about it anyway? I’d rather be remembered while I’m living.

Dave Thomas

If we take care of our customers every day and exceed their expectations, we’ll earn their loyalty. It all comes back to the basics: serve customers the best tasting food at a good value in a clean, comfortable restaurant and they’ll keep coming back.

Dave Thomas

I’m just a hamburger cook.

Dave Thomas

Giving back is the right thing to do. If you can provide financial support to community groups, do that. If you can only afford to give your time and energy, that’s just as important. When you give back, you get something important in return – the knowledge you’ve made a positive change in the community and lent a hand to someone in need.

Dave Thomas