58 Best KFC Quotes| Colonel Sanders Quotes

KFC Quotes are some hand-picked life advice from its founder Colonel Sanders in the form of Colonel Sanders Quotes.

Who isn’t aware of KFC? It’s even silly to think of that. 

Yet just to put the point, KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is an American fast-food restaurant chain founded by Colonel Harland Sanders.

At the age of 65 Colonel Sanders franchised his chicken business and since, is among the world’s largest restaurant chain.

Guess what, the man was rejected about 1,009 times before he became celebrated across the globe.

Below is a list of starking motivational KFC Quotes. Have a look. Happy Reading!

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1- “Hard work beats all the tonics and vitamins in the world.”

1 “Hard work beats all the tonics and vitamins in the world.”

2- “One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.”

2 “One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.”

3- “I just say the moral out of my life is don’t quit at age 65, maybe your boat hasn’t come in yet. Mine hadn’t.” 

4- “I think a dream is just a suggestion to start something out, do something.” 

4 “I think a dream is just a suggestion to start something out, do something.”

5- “There’s something inside of me that makes me want to help people, especially people who are having difficulty of some kind.”

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6- “Sitting in a rocker never appealed to me. Golf or fishing isn’t as much fun as working.”

6 “Sitting in a rocker never appealed to me. Golf or fishing isn’t as much fun as working.”

7- “It came to me that the one thing I could do was cook. And I figured I couldn’t do any worse than the people running these places around town.”

8- “No hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me.”

9- “You got to like your work. You have got to like what you are doing, you have got to be doing something worthwhile so you can like it – because it is worthwhile, that it makes a difference, don’t you see?”

10- “If you’re a dreamer and a do’er back up your dreams.”

10 “If you’re a dreamer and a do’er back up your dreams.”

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11- “I could see it wasn’t going to be easy. I couldn’t give a franchise to any old greasy spoon. And I knew the chicken had to be cooked the way I told them to cook it if it was going to be as popular as it could be.”

12- “I don’t fear that a man will wear out as quickly as he will rust out.” 

12 “I don’t fear that a man will wear out as quickly as he will rust out.”

13- “I’ve only had two rules. Do all you can and do it the best you can. It’s the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something.”

14- “The food I’ve liked in my time is American country cookin’.”

14 The food I've liked in my time is American country cookin'.

15- “I was sixty-six years old. I still had to make a living. I looked at my social security check of 105 dollars and decided to use that to try to franchise my chicken recipe. Folks had always liked my chicken.”

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16- “I am not too proud of having my name associated with some of my restaurants.”

16 I am not too proud of having my name associated with some of my restaurants.

17- “My life isn’t over and I’m not going to sit in a rocking chair and take money from the government.”

17 “My life isn’t over and I’m not going to sit in a rocking chair and take money from the government.”

18- “I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me. And I have done that ever since, and I win by it. I know.”

19- “Don’t be against things so much as for things.”

19 Don't be against things so much as for things.

20- “There’s no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can’t do any business from there.” 

20 “There’s no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can’t do any business from there.”

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21- “Have ambition to work, willingness to work and integrity in what you do.” 

21 “Have ambition to work, willingness to work and integrity in what you do.”

22- “To me, my recipes are priceless.” 

22 “To me, my recipes are priceless.”

23- “Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a byproduct of providing a useful service.”

24- “I’ve read hundreds of cookbooks. For my money, they are the bird.”

24 I've read hundreds of cookbooks. For my money, they are the bird.

25- “People are just like farm equipment. They rust out quicker than they wear out.”

25 “People are just like farm equipment. They rust out quicker than they wear out.”

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26- “I’ve read hundreds of cookbooks. Most of those cookbooks don’t even tell you how to get a steak ready, how to bake biscuits or an apple pie.”

27- “If you follow the formula and the procedures shown… your success is assured. There’s no question about it.”

28- “I’ve got no idea when I am going to retire. Whenever they pick me up and take me to the funeral home, I guess.”

29- “I’d been modestly successful before I hit 65. After that I made millions. When they’re about 60 or 65, a lot of people feel that life is all over for them. Too many of them just sit and wait until they die or they become a burden to other people. The truth is they can make a brand new life for themselves if they just don’t give up and hunker down.”

30- “My life is devoted to business and supporting my family.”

30 “My life is devoted to business and supporting my family.”

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31- “The easy way is efficacious and speedy, the hard way arduous and long. But, as the clock ticks, the easy way becomes harder and the hard way becomes easier.” 

32- “For me, money is not everything. As I have already said, I was more interested in doing good and helping people. It’s like the Rotary Club slogan that induced me to become a member more than 50 years ago: ‘Service first.’”

33- “Work is the basis of living. I’ll never retire. A man’ll rust out quicker than he’ll wear out.”

34- “The hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away.”

34 “The hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away.”

35- “A lot of learned men think people really are the food they’ve eaten.”

35 A lot of learned men think people really are the food they've eaten.

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36- “I still believe in the importance of charity, which means giving to God his just measure of goods he has seen fit to bestow on you in the form of material gain. When I started out in the franchise business, I didn’t know exactly what I was doing by promising God his part if he helped make my enterprise a success, but I now think that that is the reason for my success ever since.”

37- “Feed the poor and get rich or feed the rich and get poor.”

37 “Feed the poor and get rich or feed the rich and get poor.”

38- “You can reach higher, think bigger, grow stronger and live deeper in this country of ours than anywhere else on Earth. The rules here give everybody a chance to win. If my story is different, it’s because my life really began at age 65 when most folks have already called it a day.”

39- “I’m against retiring. The thing that keeps a man alive is having something to do.” 

39 “I’m against retiring. The thing that keeps a man alive is having something to do.”

40- “I believe that you have to plan your retirement, not by thinking that you will be deprived of something, but rather that something will be added to your life. You see, you do not start from zero, you are rich with the totality of experience that life has given to you. The past years are like a crown which you wear at the beginning of the next phase of your life.”

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41- “Don’t worry about this rain some farmer is happy to have this rain.”

41 Don’t worry about this rain some farmer is happy to have this rain.

42- “I wanted to help people. At the time of the W.P.A. (Work Project Administration) I aided a number of families, even though I was poor myself. I have always given money to the church, and supported religious works.”

43- “You got to like your work. You have got to like what you are doing, you have got to be doing something worthwhile so you can like it – because it is worthwhile, that it makes a difference, don’t you see?”

44- “I really do not see why someone who is dying would leave an amount of half a million or a million dollars to his successors when he knows that an immense percentage will go to taxes.”

45- “When older people ask me, “How have you been so successful after age 65?” I tell them, “Anyone who’s reached 65 years of age has had a world of experience behind him. He’s had his ups and downs and all the trials and tribulations of life. He certainly ought to be able to gather something out of that, something he can put together at the end of his 65 years so he can get a new start.” The way I see it, a man’s life is written by the way he lives it. It’s using any talent God has given him, even if his talent is cooking food or running a good motel.”

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46- “I always hired widows with children, because they had to work and didn’t have any foolishness about them.”

47- “I never limited myself to serving gas. I also repaired flat tires that customers left at the station. The service station was open until 9 o’clock, then when I closed I repaired the inner tubes. Sometimes I didn’t finish working until 1 or 2 o’clock in the morning. Then I opened again at 5 a.m. Most gas stations didn’t open until 7, and I sold more gas between 5 and 7 in the morning than the other stations sold all day.”

48- “When I work, I forget my little aches and pains. When I’m really busy, I forget I ever had an ache.”

48 When I work, I forget my little aches and pains. When I’m really busy, I forget I ever had an ache.

49- “If there was anything that got Kentucky Fried Chicken off the ground, it was gambling on radio’s unsold time. We had to change equipment practically every day for two weeks just to cook enough chicken to satisfy demand.”

50- “Once a man and twice a child.”

50 Once a man and twice a child.

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51- “If you’ve got time to lean, you’ve got time to clean.”

51 If you’ve got time to lean, you’ve got time to clean.

52- “The chicken I served and which appeared on the menu was seasoned with herbs and spices; it was so superior to ordinary fried chicken, it was so delicious and satisfying, that I didn’t dare add another ingredient to the recipe for fear of ruining a good thing, and alienating my clients who would not appreciate the change, and who would not come back to the restaurant afterwards.”

53- “Scientists are a bunch of romantics.”

53 Scientists are a bunch of romantics.

54- “When older people ask me, “How have you been so successful after age 65?” I tell them, “Anyone who’s reached 65 years of age has had a world of experience behind him. He’s had his ups and downs and all the trials and tribulations of life. He certainly ought to be able to gather something out of that, something he can put together at the end of his 65 years so he can get a new start.” The way I see it, a man’s life is written by the way he lives it. It’s using any talent God has given him, even if his talent is cooking food or running a good motel.”

55- “You can reach higher, think bigger, grow stronger and live deeper in this country of ours than anywhere else on Earth. The rules here give everybody a chance to win. If my story is different, it’s because my life really began at age 65 when most folks have already called it a day.”

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56- “I’d been modestly successful before I hit 65. After that I made millions. When they’re about 60 or 65, a lot of people feel that life is all over for them. Too many of them just sit and wait until they die or they become a burden to other people. The truth is they can make a brand new life for themselves if they just don’t give up and hunker down.”

57- “I want to tell people, “You’re only as old as you feel or as you think, and no matter what your age there’s plenty of work to be done.” I don’t want to sound like I’m clearing my throat and giving advice about how a man can be successful. I’m not all puffed up. My main trade secret is I’m not afraid of hard, back-cracking work. After all, I was raised on a farm where hard work is the way of life.”

58- “Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a byproduct of providing a useful service.”

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