Henry Ford
United States
30 Jul 1863 // 7 Apr 1947
Industrialist
30 Jul 1863 // 7 Apr 1947
Industrialist
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I found that competition was supposed to be a menace and that a good manager circumvented his competitors by getting a monopoly by artificial means.
My Life and Work (rewritten with Samuel Crowther; 1922)
Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.
A handful of men have become very rich by paying attention to details that most others ignored.
If money is your hope for independence, you will never have it.
My Life and Work (rewritten with Samuel Crowther; 1922)
How come when I want a pair of hands I get a human being as well?
My Life and Work (rewritten with Samuel Crowther; 1922)
Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.
Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.
A business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business.
Quoted in The Arizona Republic (1999)
Sometimes it is the men 'higher up' who most need revamping�and they themselves are the last to recognize it.
My Life and Work (rewritten with Samuel Crowther; 1922)
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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