John Schnatter

NFL leadership has hurt Papa John's shareholders.

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

You've got to have free markets with limited government, with the proper amount of regulation where you don't jam entrepreneurship.

I just like building stuff.

The original goal for Papa John's was to make $50 grand a year and have $50 grand in the bank so I could get a date.

I was born and raised in the state of Indiana, and it's where I started Papa John's, so this state and our partnership with the Pacers hold a special place in my heart.

I pay myself three, three and half million - which is plenty of money, c'mon.

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

I realized the world spins without me having to spin it.

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

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

I love my business. I love my employees.