McDonald's Corporation

This page is for quotations relating to the McDonald's Corporation or its fast food restaurants.

I went into a McDonald's yesterday and said, "I'd like some fries." The girl at the counter said, "Would you like some fries with that?" ~ Jay Leno

Our competitors can try to copy many of our secrets, but they cannot duplicate our pride, our enthusiasm and our dedication for this business. There is no single factor more important than the dedication and effort of McDonald's employees. The McDonald's spirit is exclusively ours and yours. ~ Andrew Taylor, President and CEO of McDonalds UK

Unions are inimical to what we stand for and how we operate. They peddle the line to their members that the boss will be forever more against their interests. ~ John Cooke employed by McDonalds "to keep the unions out".

We sold them a dream and paid them as little as possible. ~ Ray Kroc, Founder of McDonald's, speaking about company employees.

If my competitor was drowning, I'd stick a hose in his mouth and turn the water on. ~ Ray Kroc, Founder of McDonald's, speaking about competition.

We couldn't actually pay any lower wages without falling foul of the law. ~ Sid Nicholson, then McDonalds UK vice President

See, now's the time of the meal when you start getting the McStomach ache. You start getting the McTummy. You get the McGurgles in there. You get the McBrick, then you get the McStomach ache. Right now I've got some McGas that's rockin'. My arms... I feel like I've got some McSweats goin'. My arms got the McTwitches going in here from all the sugar that's going in my body right now. I'm feeling a little McCrazy. ~ Morgan Spurlock

Now, I know what you're saying. You're saying nobody's supposed to eat this food three times a day. No wonder all this stuff happened to you. But the scary part is: there are people who eat this food regularly. Some people even eat it every day. So, while my experiment may have been a little extreme, it's not that crazy. But here is a crazy idea: Why not do away with your Super Size options? Who needs 42 ounces of Coke? A half pound of fries? And why not give me a choice besides french fries or french fries? That would be a great start. But why should these companies want to change? Their loyalty isn't to you, it's to the stockholders. The bottom line: They're a business, no matter what they say. And by selling you unhealthy food, they make millions. And no company wants to stop doing that. ~ Morgan Spurlock

We don't want to prostitute our lives and resign ourselves to drudgery. And that's what McJobs mean- to surrender a piece of your life to an idiotic pursuit of wealth on behalf of those who already have too much... ~ Glasgow MWR

Workers are taking shorter and shorter lunch breaks, devoting ever more of their lives to the productive process. McDonalds supports this trend perfectly- speed is emphasised over quality in everything McDonalds does. The food is served quickly, but also the customer is supposed to eat it quickly- this is why many McDonalds chairs are designed to become uncomfortable if sat on for any length of time. This way of living is a consequence of the logic of production; time away from the productive process is presented as lost time. Of course, the opposite is true and in taking lunch breaks at McDonalds we lose an opportunity for socialising and pleasure. McDonalds entire philosophy is produced by, and supports and reinforces, the idea that time out from the economy is "wasted". To this understanding, taking time to cook a meal, then slowly eating it with a few friends or family, is "time consuming". Or in other words, it occupies time that could otherwise be devoted to the economy- either to the productive or consumptive process. The whole idea of "time consuming" activities only makes sense in a world defined by the economy, and out with this world, McDonalds philosophy is completely meaningless. – Webel, GMWR

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