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Henry Ford

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Henry Ford (1863–1947) was an American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. His development of the assembly line technique of mass production revolutionized manufacturing worldwide. Ford's vision of making automobiles affordable for the average American transformed not just the auto industry but the entire fabric of modern life.

“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.”

— Henry Ford

Business

All Quotes by Henry Ford

“Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching around for what it gets.”

— Henry Ford

Business

“We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today.”

— Henry Ford

History

“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.”

— Henry Ford

Business

“It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.”

— Henry Ford

Finance

“If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.”

— Henry Ford

Experience

“Coming together is a beginning keeping together is progress working together is success.”

— Henry Ford

Success

“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.”

— Henry Ford

Learning

“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.”

— Henry Ford

Success

“Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.”

— Henry Ford

Happiness

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”

— Henry Ford

Wisdom

“Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.”

— Henry Ford

Success

“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.”

— Henry Ford

Great

“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.”

— Henry Ford

Best

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”

— Henry Ford

Age

“Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.”

— Henry Ford

Men

“The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.”

— Henry Ford

Business

“The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.”

— Henry Ford

Business

“Money is like an arm or leg - use it or lose it.”

— Henry Ford

Money

“You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.”

— Henry Ford

Motivational

“If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.”

— Henry Ford

Leadership