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I actually haven’t been to Chick-fil-A for a while. My sister heard they donate money to screw over gay people, and I guess it started to feel weird eating there.
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Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood, #1))
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What do you think a Chick-fil-A is?” Roger asked, as we pulled off the interstate and into the parking lot.
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Morgan Matson (Amy & Roger's Epic Detour)
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Where do business leaders turn for advice to improve their leadership skills? Many successful leaders like Dan Cathy, President and COO of Chick-fil-A turn to the Bible. Speaking at Trinity College in Illinois, “Cathy discussed how scripture dictates Chick-fil-A’s business plan.
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R.J. Stepansky
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Several years ago we added “my pleasure” to the manners chart after we read the book How Did You Do It, Truett? by S. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A. In it, Mr. Cathy tells how he studied the methods of five-star hotels and found that workers are required to say “My pleasure” instead of “You’re welcome” when being thanked for something. In essence, one is saying, “Thank you for giving me the pleasure of serving you,” and not, “Yes, it was such a sacrifice on my part. You’re welcome.” He found a direct link between business success and employees learning to treat costumers with the utmost courtesy and respect, and that was one of the principles he adopted for all Chick-fil-A workers.
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Jill Duggar (Growing Up Duggar: It's All about Relationships)
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Closed on Sunday, you're my Chick-fil-A
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Kanye West
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Would Booker have stood against popular boycotts of Chick-fil-A, whose ownership stood up for what “they believe is right” by funding anti-LGBTQI* groups?
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Marc Lamont Hill (Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics)
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Come un raggio di luce che sbuca impertinente tra nuvole bige di un celo autunnale, un'idea si fece largo tra i miei pensieri, un'illuminazione: Sèbastien era sempre stato gentile con me, perché preso da me e non perché volesse essere il mio migliore amico. Ora capivo il decadere di ogni sua relazione e il perché rimanessero un mistero. Dio, ero stata così cieca e ingenua.
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Ornella Calcagnile (Fil Rouge)
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Recently I had breakfast with Dan Cathy, the president of Chick-fil-A, a fast food chain headquartered in the Atlanta area. I told him that I was working on this book and I asked him if he made thinking time a high priority. Not only did he say yes, but he told me about what he calls his “thinking schedule.” It helps him to fight the hectic pace of life that discourages intentional thinking. Dan says he sets aside time just to think for half a day every two weeks, for one whole day every month, and for two or three full days every year. Dan explains, “This helps me ‘keep the main thing, the main thing,’ since I am so easily distracted.” You may want to do something similar, or you can develop a schedule and method of your own. No matter what you choose to do, go to your thinking place, take paper and pen, and make sure you capture your ideas in writing.
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John C. Maxwell (How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life)
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Subway restaurants agreed to remove the “yoga mat chemical” from their bread following a petition I started.1 Kraft decided to remove artificial food dyes from their kids’ mac and cheese products after I stormed their headquarters with over 200,000 petitions.2 Chick-fil-A’s chicken went antibiotic free following my meetings with them urging them to do so.3 Anheuser-Busch and Miller-Coors both agreed to publish their ingredients for the first time in history following another of my petitions.4 I was finishing up my first book, exposing the chemicals in our food, and it was slated to be out in a few short months. I had just published an investigation into Starbucks’ famous Pumpkin Spice Latte,5 calling them out for their use of “class IV” caramel coloring (a chemical linked to cancer).6 This piece went viral, with millions of views and shares (which ultimately led to Starbucks dropping this coloring from their drinks).
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Vani Hari (Feeding You Lies: How to Unravel the Food Industry's Playbook and Reclaim Your Health)
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I'm still trying to figure out how one finds room for a passionate love of not only chickens but also dollhouses. I've found that one all-consuming hobby is usually enough."
Cedric grinned. "But regardless of how 'unique' this couple is, the wedding will be absolutely stunning, I assure you. And I'm sure you can handle it, Lottie."
I was excited by the mere fact that he knew my name, let alone that he already seemed to trust me. But before I could say anything, he whipped the car across two lanes.
"Thank God," Cedric said. "Next exit, there's a Chick-fil-A!"
We both died laughing, and I realized this wacky wedding might have forged a bond between Cedric and me. If so, it might actually be, given the chicken of it all, worth the cuckoo.
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Mary Hollis Huddleston (Without a Hitch)
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You know it’s Sunday because no one in their right mind would ever opt for Zaxby’s over Chick-fil-A unless it were Sunday and they had no choice.
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Will Leitch (How Lucky)
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That day I learned a great lesson of how the use of personal power is so much more effective than position power.
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Steve Robinson (Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic Brand)
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high school kids at In-N-Out Burger and Chick-fil-A are doing largely the same job that kids at any other fast-food restaurant are doing, and yet there are a lot fewer miserable jobs at In-N-Out and Chick-fil-A. The difference is not the job itself. It is the management. And one of the most important things that managers must do is help employees see why their work matters to someone. Even if this sounds touchy-feely to some, it is a fundamental part of human nature.
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Patrick Lencioni (The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees) (J-B Lencioni Series Book 30))
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One thing we’ve learned,” said Senior Vice President Tim Tassopoulos, “is when a customer says to a friend, ‘Come eat with me at Chick-fil-A,’ there is no higher recommendation.
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Adrian Gostick (All In: How the Best Managers Create a Culture of Belief and Drive Big Results)
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We did not want the business to outgrow our ability to manage it.
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Steve Robinson (Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic Brand)
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I can’t wait. I thought I could, but I can’t. Sorry.” I reach across her and unsnap her seat belt, then pull her out so we’re standing face to face in this flat, ugly parking lot next to a dark library, a Chick-fil-A right next door. I can hear the drivethrough cashier on the speaker asking if they want to add fries and a drink. “Finch?” I brush a loose strand of hair off her cheek. Then I hold her face in my hands and kiss her. I kiss her harder than I mean to, so I ease off a little, but then she’s kissing me back. Her arms are around my neck, and I’m up against her, and she’s against the car, and then I pick her up, and her legs are around me, and I somehow get the back door open, and then I’m laying her down on the blanket that’s there, and I close the doors and yank off my sweater, and she pulls off her shirt, and I say, “You are driving me crazy. You have been driving me crazy for weeks.
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Jennifer Niven (All the Bright Places)
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It is also okay to draw hard-and-fast distinctions between different ideas—to say that some ideas are good and some ideas are bad. There’s a difference between church groups boycotting JCPenney because JCPenney put a gay couple in their catalog and gay people boycotting Chick-fil-a because Chick-fil-a donated millions of dollars to groups working to strip gay people of rights and protections. Gay people wearing shawl-collar half-zip ecru sweaters does not oppress Christians. Christians turning their gay children out on to the streets, keeping gay spouses from sitting at each other’s deathbeds, and casting gay people as diseased predators so that it’s easier to justify beating and murdering them does oppress gay people. That said, right-wing Christians should have the right to boycott and write letters to whomever they please. The goal is to change the culture to the point where those boycotts are unsuccessful. You do that by being vocal and uncompromising about which ideas are good and which are bad—which ones we will tolerate, as a society, and which ones we will not.
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Lindy West (Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman)
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My poor Chick-fil-A Sandwich,” she says and hugs me.
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Charlie Kaufman (Antkind)
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Governments won’t let Facebook use its superpower — negligence — to disrupt their economy. Enabling genocide in Myanmar is one thing, but messing with our ability to buy Chick-fil-A and Land Rovers is another level. — Scott Galloway, NYU Stern
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David Gerard (Libra Shrugged: How Facebook Tried to Take Over the Money)
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At Chick-fil-A, she was required to maintain “open availability” from 5:30 a.m. to midnight, six days a week,
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Paul Tough (The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us)
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INSPIRED BY CHICK-FIL-A® CHICKEN NUGGETS COPYCAT CHICK-FIL-A CHICKEN NUGGETS I developed this recipe specifically to mimic our favorite restaurant’s chicken nuggets. The first time I made them I knew I had a winner: The whole family fought over who got the last one! —Jeni Pittard, Statham, GA PREP: 20 MIN. + MARINATING • COOK: 5 MIN./BATCH • MAKES: 8 SERVINGS 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 Tbsp. dill pickle juice ½ cup cornstarch 1 Tbsp. soy sauce 1 large egg white ⅛ tsp. salt ⅛ tsp. pepper ¼ tsp. garlic powder ¼ tsp. paprika 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard Oil for frying 1. In a bowl, add chicken pieces and dill pickle juice; toss to coat. Marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, combine the next 8 ingredients to form a thick batter. Add batter to the chicken mixture and toss to coat. 2. In a deep skillet or electric skillet, heat 1 in. oil to 375°. Fry chicken pieces, a few at a time, until browned and juices run clear, 1-2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. 1 serving: 307 cal., 16g fat (2g sat. fat), 63mg chol., 514mg sod., 14g carb. (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 24g pro.
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Taste of Home (Taste of Home Copycat Favorites Volume 2: Enjoy your favorite restaurant foods, snacks and more at home!)