John Schnatter

We don't promote or advocate people eating a whole pizza.

Companies like Papa John's are largely a collection of small independent businesses.

If you are a success, you can take care of people; you can give a lot to your community.

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 most natural thing I'd ever done. It just made sense to me.

As long as our quality and company continue to get better, by nature, we will get bigger.

I don't condone racism. I don't condone prejudice.

Everybody wants to own quality, but quality takes time, and it takes money.

I buried my dad on a Thursday and showed up for work on Friday.

In school, I always had to work harder than others.

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.