John Schnatter

Find something you love to do. Work it to the bone. And you'll be successful.

My wife's a redneck, and she loves a muscle car.

Better ingredients, better pizza - it's not a slogan. It's a way of life.

Daddy was fun-loving and lighthearted - he lived life to the fullest and was not scared to take a risk.

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, 'Atta girl.' And they get it wrong, you say, 'Not good.'

I am the American Dream.

Regardless of what the minimum wage is, you really have the market wage. And if we're not taking care of our people, then we're going to lose good talent, at every level.

I had this dream of starting a pizza business since college. I came up with the name, menu, and recipes back then.

I didn't like the bar business.

At 22, I had something I loved to do - make pizza - and something I was good at: running a business.

When you have built a $3 billion company out of a broom closet, I think you are entitled to a nice house.

Pizza's actually healthy for you if you don't eat too much of it. If you eat one or two slices, it's very nutritious.