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]
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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)