Henry Ford
Henry Ford
Henry Fordwas an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth30 July 1863
CityGreenfield, MI
CountryUnited States of America
kings book home
As a young man, I was very interested in how people lived in earlier times; how they got from place to place, lighted their homes, cooked their meals and so on. So I went to the history books. Well, I could find out all about kings and presidents; but I could learn nothing of their everyday lives. So I decided that history is bunk.
decisions-you-make decision habit
Any decision you make isn't worth a tinkers damn until you have formed the habit of making and keeping it.
add waste ifs
If it doesn't add value, it's waste.
usual speak partners
It is not usual to speak of an employee as a partner, and yet what else is he?
safety growing unlimited
There is safety in small beginnings and there is unlimited capital in the experience gained by growing.
roots evil purpose
Money the root of all evil, unless used for good purpose
economy spending used
Economy has frequently nothing whatever to do with the amount of money being spent, but with the wisdom used in spending it.
crush past government
No government can guarantee security. It can only tax production, distribution and service and gradually crush the power to pay taxes. That settles nothing. It only uses up the gains of the past and postpones the developments of the future.
operations policy articles
Our policy is to reduce the price, extend the operations, and improve the article.
two people important
The two most important things in any company do not appear in its balance sheet: its reputation and its people.
just-one one-thing-after-another
History's just one darn thing after another.
waste expansion borrowing
Borrowing for expansion is one thing; borrowing to make up for mismanagement and waste is quite another.
sake way failing
We do not make changes for the sake of making them, but we never fail to make a change when once it is demonstrated that the new way is better than the old way.
two quality important
Patience and foresight are the two most important qualities in business