Henry Ford

Man minus the Machine is a slave; Man plus the Machine is a freeman.

Nothing can be made except by makers, nothing can be managed except by managers. Money cannot make anything and money cannot manage anything.

We wish all users of Ford cars to know what they are entitled to.

We do not hire a man’s history, we hire the man.

Every business is a monarchy with, not a man, but an idea as king.

I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

There can be no lasting peace where hatred exists. Hatreds will continue to arise as long as the causes of war are not rooted out and exposed.

Your feelings? To hell with your feelings!

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

All heiresses are beautiful.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.

I do not like to be unkind.

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism — how passionately I hate them!

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

“You should know our mania for building is stronger than ever. It is a diabolical thing. It consumes money and the more you build, the more you want to build. It’s a sickness like being addicted to alcohol.

Love is not the absence of hate; hate will always exist. Love is holding our head high and forever moving forward with kindness and compassion in spite of what hate may bring, because no amount of darkness can drown out our light if our light has been lit within.

Fight for your opinions, but do not believe that they contain the whole truth, or the only truth.

If someone out there doesn’t agree with me, then somewhere a village is missing their idiot.

Since when is “public safety” the root password to the Constitution?