Businessman

Many in the media reported that I said Papa John's is going to close stores and cut jobs because of Obamacare. I never said that.

If you are a success, you can take care of people; you can give a lot to your community.

Many in the media reported that I said Papa John's is going to close stores and cut jobs because of Obamacare. I never said that.

If you are a success, you can take care of people; you can give a lot to your community.

When you have built a $3 billion company out of a broom closet, I think you are entitled to a nice house.

I have a goal of being the No.1 pizza company in the world.

At 22, I had something I loved to do - make pizza - and something I was good at: running a business.

I found something I loved to do when I was 15 - making pizzas.

Pizza's actually healthy for you if you don't eat too much of it. If you eat one or two slices, it's very nutritious.

With a head coach, you make a mistake and learn. With a king, you make a mistake and get your head bitten off.

As long as our quality and company continue to get better, by nature, we will get bigger.

I had this dream of starting a pizza business since college. I came up with the name, menu, and recipes back then.

My wife's a redneck, and she loves a muscle car.

I will not allow either my good name or the good name of the company I founded and love to be unfairly tainted.

I just don't like making mistakes.

NFL leadership has hurt Papa John's shareholders.

Everybody wants to own quality, but quality takes time, and it takes money.

The board gets upset because I won't take a raise, but I've got plenty of money.

Pizza's really nutritious; it's good for you. You can't sit down and eat a whole carton of eggs, and you can't sit down and eat a whole pizza.

I didn't like the bar business.