"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses."
Henry Ford
Industrialist
Henry Ford was an American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company, known for revolutionizing the automobile industry with assembly line production.
- Born
- July 30, 1863
- Died
- April 7, 1947
- Quotes
- 427
- Rank
- #5305
Quote collection
Henry Ford quotes (page 4 of 22)
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"There are two fools in this world. One is the millionaire who thinks that by hoarding money he can somehow accumulate real power, and the other is the penniless reformer who thinks that if only he can take the money from one class and give it to another, all the world's ills will be cured."
"Always demanding the best of oneself, living with honor, devoting one's talents and gifts to the benefits of others - these are the measures of success that endure when material things have passed away."
"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward."
"The best way is always the simplest. The attics of the world are cluttered up with complicated failures."
"You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do. It's simple, fantasize, rehearse, then go out into the world and DO IT!"
"Thinking is hard work, which is why so few people do it."
"Luck and destiny are the excuses of the world's failures."
"Three rules: I do not eat too much; I do not worry too much; and, if I do my best, I believe that what happens, happens for the best."
"I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night."
"You are the Master of your Fate, the Captain of your Soul."
"Businessmen go down with their businesses because they like the old way so well they cannot change."
"There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can."
"The more you think, the more time you have."
"Impossible means that you haven't found a solution yet ."
"The two most important things in any company do not appear in its balance sheet: its reputation and its people."
"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right."
"To live a great life, you must believe in yourself. Let these quotes help you to create a mindset for believing in yourself... Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can't are both right."
"Whatever you resist will persist."
"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."