Motivating Quotes by Henry Ford, Iconic American Businessman and Industrialist

Henry Ford (1863-1947) was an American industrialist and businessman who revolutionized the automobile industry with the development of the assembly line technique. He was born on July 30, 1863, in Greenfield Township, Michigan, to William and Mary Ford. His father was a farmer and his mother was a homemaker.

In 1891, Ford became an engineer with the Detroit Edison Company. He spent his free time tinkering with engines and building experimental automobiles. In 1896, he completed his first car, the Quadricycle, which had four bicycle wheels and was powered by a two-cylinder gasoline engine.

In 1903, Ford founded the Ford Motor Company with a group of investors. The company's first car, the Model A, was introduced in 1903. However, it was the Model T, introduced in 1908, that put Ford on the map. The Model T was affordable and reliable, and it quickly became the best-selling car in America. Ford's success was due in part to his use of the assembly line technique, which allowed for mass production of cars at a lower cost.

Ford was a controversial figure in his time. He was a staunch supporter of the American eugenics movement, which sought to improve the genetic quality of the human race. He also had a reputation for being anti-Semitic and for his association with the Nazi regime in Germany.

In addition to his work in the automobile industry, Ford was also a philanthropist. He founded the Ford Foundation in 1936, which has since become one of the world's largest charitable organizations.

 

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Quotes by Henry Ford

• History is more or less bunk.
• Don't find fault, find a remedy.
• Any colour - so long as it's black.
• Whatever you have, you must either use or lose.
• Money is like an arm or leg - use it or lose it.
• Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
• My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
• You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
• A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.
• As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
• Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.
• Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
• Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.
• An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.
• A bore is a person who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it.
• There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can.
• You can't learn in school what the world is going to do next year.
• There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems.
• Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right.
• If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.

 

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