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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.

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

— Henry Ford

Leadership

All Quotes by Henry Ford

“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

“There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.”

— Henry Ford

Happiness

“Speculation is only a word covering the making of money out of the manipulation of prices, instead of supplying goods and services.”

— Henry Ford

Money

“I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.”

— Henry Ford

Best

“The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.”

— Henry Ford

Experience

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”

— Henry Ford

Failure

“As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.”

— Henry Ford

Life

“Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.”

— Henry Ford

Time

“It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages.”

— Henry Ford

Money

“I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done.”

— Henry Ford

Men

“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

“The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.”

— Henry Ford

Life

“Don't find fault, find a remedy.”

— Henry Ford

Leadership

“It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.”

— Henry Ford

Time

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

— Henry Ford

Happiness

“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.”

— Henry Ford

Work

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

— Henry Ford

Men

“A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large.”

— Henry Ford

Business

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

— Henry Ford

Success

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

— Henry Ford

Money