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I'm against retiring. The thing that keeps a man alive is having something to do.

~Colonel Sanders

Topics: Against Alive Having Keeps Man Retiring Something Thing

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I always hired widows with children, because they had to work and didn't have any foolishness about them.

~Colonel Sanders

Topics: About Always Any Because Children Foolishness Had Hired Them Widows Work

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It came to me that the one thing I could do was cook. And I figured I couldn't do any worse than the people running these places around town.

~Colonel Sanders

Topics: Any Around Came Cook Could Figured Me One Thing People Places Running Than The One Thing Thing Town Worse

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I could see it wasn't going to be easy. I couldn't give a franchise to any old greasy spoon. And I knew the chicken had to be cooked the way I told them to cook it if it was going to be as popular as it could be.

~Colonel Sanders

Topics: Any Chicken Cook Cooked Could Easy Franchise Give Going Had Knew Old Popular See Spoon Them Way

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In 1968, 'Liberty Magazine' had an article about George Wallace in which he stated he would suggest me as a possible vice-presidential candidate, along with other choices such as 'Happy' Chandler and General Curtis LeMay. However, I am not interested in any political office in the United States or anywhere, now or back in 1968.

~Colonel Sanders

Topics: About Along Am Any Anywhere Article Back Candidate Choices General George Had Happy He However Interested Liberty Magazine Me Not Interested Now Office Other Political Possible Stated States Suggest United United States Wallace Which Would I Am

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My life is devoted to business and supporting my family.

~Colonel Sanders

Topics: Business Devoted Family Life My Life Supporting

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I am not too proud of having my name associated with some of my restaurants.

~Colonel Sanders

Topics: Am Associated Having Name Proud Restaurants Some Too I Am

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A lot of learned men think people really are the food they've eaten.

~Colonel Sanders

Topics: Eaten Food Learned Lot Men People Really Think

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I've read hundreds of cookbooks. For my money, they are the bird.

~Colonel Sanders

Topics: Bird Cookbooks Hundreds Money Read

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Sitting in a rocker never appealed to me. Golf or fishing isn't as much fun as working.

~Colonel Sanders

Topics: Appealed Fishing Fun Golf Me Much Never Rocker Sitting Working

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Celebrity

Born: September 9th, 1890

Died: December 16th, 1980

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