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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.

“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

All Quotes by Henry Ford

“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

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

— Henry Ford

Life

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

— Henry Ford

Success

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

— Henry Ford

Happiness

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

— Henry Ford

Success

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

— Henry Ford

Success

“History is more or less bunk.”

— Henry Ford

History

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

— Henry Ford

Failure

“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

“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

“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

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

— Henry Ford

Work

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

— Henry Ford

Business

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

— Henry Ford

Business

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

— Henry Ford

Happiness

“What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them.”

— Henry Ford

Great

“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.”

— 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