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Collection of Quotes
 
“Scheduling, Empowering and Follow Up!”
S-E-F
 
“I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.”
Rosa Parks
 
“What inspired me the most is working with young professionals and building great teams”
 
“The beauty about my passion is that to this day, I have not stopped working at being qualified”
 
“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individuals from the successful one is a lot of hard work”
Stephen King
 
“You have the power to make a difference in the lives of everyone you touch. That is pretty special.”
 
“If you are not a team, you’re just a crowd of people standing in an empty room.”
 
“To do a common thing, uncommonly well, brings success”
 
“The more passionate the cook, the better the flavors.”
 
“We are ladies and gentleman serving ladies and gentlemen”
Herman Rusch
 
“You may have stopped the bleeding but you have not cured the patient.”
 
“Do something about it! Stop complaining and do something about it!”
 
“Most importantly, think about this, people who feel good about themselves produce good results!”
 
“The awesome thing about a team is that you can accomplish so much more than any one individual can, at a higher quality level as well.”
 
“The only people who don’t make mistakes are the people who don’t do anything.”
Phil Learned CEC, AAC
 
“There is nothing more annoying than a weak follow through.”
 
“If you don’t have goals, you are just punching in and out, working aimlessly day after day.”
 
“Your leadership team has to develop guiding principles, goals and mission statements that fit your organization and your program.”
 
“They will grow into positions of influence and leadership”
 
“You only get out of it, what you put into it.”
Joe Bendy
 
“Genius? Nothing, sticking to it is the genius!,,, I’ve failed my way to success.”
 
“Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.”
 
“I have made a pledge to myself that we are only going to hire culinarians.”
 
“Never, Never, Never forget where you came from!”
 
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly.”
Robert Kennedy
 
“I love young kitchens because they are full of life, full of spirit and usually full of spit and vinegar.”
 
“Throw your heart over the bar and your body will follow.”
-Advice from a veteran trapeze artist
 
“The harder you work, the luckier your get.”
Gary Player
 
“I play to win, I just love to win!”
Charles Carroll CEC, AAC 2005 Houston Texans Tailgater of the Year
 
“If there is a way to do it better, Find it.”
Thomas Edison
 
“I can’t imagine any better high for a chef than to represent his own country.”
 
“Don’t be lazy, don’t be satisfied with good, make a difference with your talent.”
 
“Instead of changing jobs. change the way you do your job!”
 
“The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living doing what they most enjoy.”
Malcolm Forbes
 
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
Abraham Lincoln
 
“All men die, but not all men really live!”
William Wallace
 
“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”
Walt Disney
 
“Don’t be lazy, don’t be satisfied with good, make a difference with your talent.”
 
“It is ok to make a mistake; it is NOT of not to give your best, to give 100%. And guess what, people keep score in real life.”
 
“There is no better feeling than helping someone!”
 
“I love young kitchens because they are full of life and full of spirit.”
 
“You’ve got to have great athletes to win, I don’t care who the coach is. You can’t win without good athletes, but you can lose with them. This is where coaching makes the difference.”
 
“I have made a pledge to myself that we are only going to hire culinarians.”
 
“You work like you feel.”
John Carroll
 
“One of the marks of true greatness is the ability to develop greatness in others.”
J.C. McCauley
 
“People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
John C. Maxwell
 
“Focus on your work, not the titles. If you produce beyond expectations, the titles will come.”