There is no young man, no grown man, living that can not do more than he thinks he can.
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
“My Advice to Young Men” (1930)
Quotations by:
Ford, Henry
Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right.
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
(Attributed)
Time and money spent in helping men do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
(Attributed)
Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again.
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
(Attributed)
Well, I can’t prove it, but I can smell it.
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
(Attributed)
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
(Attributed)
You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
(Attributed)
Change is not always progress. […] A fever of newness has been everywhere confused with the spirit of progress.
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
Ford Ideals (1922)
Money is only a tool in business. It is just a part of the machinery. You might as well borrow 100,000 lathes as $100,000 if the trouble is inside your business. More lathes will not cure it; neither will more money. Only heavier doses of brains and thought and wise courage can cure. A business that misuses what it has will continue to misuse what it can get.
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
My Life and Work, ch. 11 “Money and Goods” (1922) [with Samuel Crowther]
(Source)
What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the dark.
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
Observer (London), Interview (16 Mar. 1930)
One of the great 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 (1863–1947) American industrialist
Quoted in The American Magazine, vol. 131 (1941)