Henry Ford quotes

Henry Ford was an American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company. His introduction of assembly line production transformed the automobile industry and made cars affordable to millions. He changed the way people lived and worked through his innovative ideas. Here are 127 of his quotes:

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. (Henry Ford)
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. View quote
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If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own. View quote
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An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous. View quote
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Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. View quote
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My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me. View quote
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You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do. View quote
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Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice. View quote
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Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. View quote
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Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it. View quote
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When I can't handle events, I let them handle themselves. (Henry Ford)
Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them. View quote
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There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible. View quote
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If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses. View quote
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A company that does not produce anything other than money is a poor business. View quote
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Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you still have to file your 990 each year. View quote
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One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do. View quote
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You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don't seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together. View quote
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When I see an Alfa Romeo go by, I tip my hat. View quote
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Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success. View quote
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A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large. (Henry Ford)
The air is full of ideas. They are knocking you in the head all the time. You only have to know what you want, then forget it, and go about your business. Suddenly, the idea will come through. It was there all the time. View quote
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The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life. View quote
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Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black. View quote
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You can get it in any color, as long as it is black. View quote
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Henry Ford

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Occupation: American Businessman
Born: July 30, 1863
Died: April 7, 1947
Quotes count: 127
Wikipedia: Henry Ford

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