Colonel Sanders Quotes


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.


Citations

Sanders, Harland. Life as I Have Known It Has Been Finger Lickin' Good. Creation House, 1974, p. 41.

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Colonel Sanders
Colonel Sanders
  • Born: September 9, 1890
  • Died: December 16, 1980
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Businessman, Restaurateur

Colonel Harland David Sanders was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (also known as KFC) and later acting as the company's brand ambassador and symbol. His name and image are still symbols of the company. The title "colonel" is an honorific title, the highest awarded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Kentucky Colonel, and is not a military rank, the Governor of Kentucky bestows the honor of a colonel's commission, by issuance of letters patent.