You have to make mistakes to get better. I used to make a mistake, and I kind of get down on myself. And now I make a mistake, and I go, 'Okay, did you learn from this? Did you stick to the facts, and did you stick with the logic? Did you have the analytics?'

John Schnatter

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

John Schnatter

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

John Schnatter

Pizza's really nutritious; it's good for you. You can't sit down and eat a whole carton of eggs, and you can't sit down and eat a whole pizza.

John Schnatter

Sales went crazy when we made the pizza perfect.

John Schnatter

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.

John Schnatter

The board gets upset because I won't take a raise, but I've got plenty of money.

John Schnatter

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.

John Schnatter

Getting big is just a byproduct of getting better.

John Schnatter

The original goal for Papa John's was to make $50 grand a year and have $50 grand in the bank so I could get a date.

John Schnatter

You have to make mistakes to get better. I used to make a mistake, and I kind of get down on myself. And now I make a mistake, and I go, 'Okay, did you learn from this? Did you stick to the facts, and did you stick with the logic? Did you have the analytics?'

John Schnatter

I was born and raised in the state of Indiana, and it's where I started Papa John's, so this state and our partnership with the Pacers hold a special place in my heart.

John Schnatter

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

John Schnatter

I love my business. I love my employees.

John Schnatter

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.

John Schnatter

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.'

John Schnatter

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

John Schnatter

NFL leadership has hurt Papa John's shareholders.

John Schnatter

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

John Schnatter

I will not allow either my good name or the good name of the company I founded and love to be unfairly tainted.

John Schnatter

If you don't take care of the people doing the heavy lifting, they will burn your castle down.

John Schnatter