Steve Ells Quotes

My undergraduate degree was in art history! Raising money for Chipotle was really my MBA. The money for my first restaurant came from my dad, the second from mostly cash flow. The third was an SBA loan. After my dad invested $1.5 million to open a few more, he suggested I raise the money myself for the experience.

Steve Ells

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The high-flying rhetoric of 'Making America Great Again' frankly appeals to me. It appeals to many people. But you've got to back that up with substance, and you've got to quit offending people who may not agree with you.

Jeff Fortenberry

GreatPeopleMeAmericaYouBack

Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.

John Tyler

WealthSavingsIndustryOnly

I think, to me, I was always taught you never approach any character as a villain. Every human being on earth really believes that they're doing the best thing. We all have our rationalizations.

Alysia Reiner

CharacterBestMeVillainThinkYou

When Prime Minister Erdogan came to Washington in 2009, he sounded almost like the ambassador from Iran.

Stephen Kinzer

WashingtonAmbassadorPrimeAlmost

The older I get, the more I just like plugging directly into my amp. I'm tired of trying to impress myself with weird sounds. It's about the notes more.

Steve Vai

MyselfTiredWeirdTryingImpress

Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.

Mary Harris Jones

FightHellLivingDeadPrayLike

I've always been a bad flyer, but I don't let it get in the way of travelling. I love stepping off the plane and feeling the heat and the foreign smell of being somewhere different.

Louise Nurding

LoveBadFeelingWaySmellHeat

Smiling makes a huge difference. A lot of people walk the red carpet and try to be sexy. I don't do that; I always smile.

Jazmyn Simon

SmileWalkRedPeopleSexySmiling

One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter.

Joseph Addison

LifeGoodGreatLaughterWiseCare

Proof is an idol before whom the pure mathematician tortures himself.

Arthur Eddington

PureProofIdolWhomHimselfBefore

Our everyday lives exist with comedy and tragedy next to each other.

Ari Graynor

ComedyTragedyEverydayNextExist

I was one of those kids who, everything I tried sports-related, I liked.

Ashton Eaton

EverythingWhoKidsTriedI Tried

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