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
men fool once-in-a-lifetime
Every man is entitled to make a darn fool of himself at least once in a lifetime.
jobs men machines
Machines were devised not to do a man out of a job, but to take the heavy labor from man's back and place it on the broad back of the machine.
supreme values
Experience is the thing of supreme value".
leader employment world
The great need of the world has always been for leaders. With more leaders we could have more industry. More industry, more employment and comfort for all.
people lasts kind
The only prosperity the people can afford to be satisfied with is the kind that lasts
customers
A manufacturer is not through with his customer when a sale is completed. He has then only started with his customer.
business competition motive
Competition whose motive is merely to compete, to drive some other fellow out, never carries very far.
men purpose machines
For most purposes, a man with a machine is better than a man without a machine.
depressing yield evil
The truth frequently seems unreasonable; the truth frequently is depressing; the truth sometimes seems to be evil, but it has the eternal advantage, it is the truth and what is built thereon neither brings nor yields to confusion.
airplane car combination
Mark my word: A combination airplane and motor car is coming..
believe successful differences
There is only a "marginal difference" separating those who are truly successful and those who merely do well.Whether you believe you can do something or not, you are right!
people planning
Don't expect people to respect you for what you are "planning" to do.
easier plans
The more detailed the plan, the easier the trip.
thinking people
Some people think they can; some think they can't. They are probably both right.