Henry Ford

One needs to be successful in the conventional way to learn just how far away from success it may be.

History doesn’t mean dates and wars and textbooks to me; it means the unconquerable pioneer spirit of man.

An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.

The basically simple things are best, whether it’s automobiles or diets or philosophy.

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

I believe in 100% Theory and 100% Practice. Theory without practical application is futile.

Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.

In ceremonies of the horsemen, even the pawn must hold a grudge.

Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence.

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

Pain is the price you pay for resisting life.

I don’t know how to drive.

Man is the only animal that blushes – or needs to.

Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, young and old shared just a little of what he is good at doing.

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

She woke up every morning with the option of being anyone she wished. How beautiful it was that she always chose herself.

If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

The number one need in all people is the need for acceptance, the need to experience a sense of belonging to something and someone. The need for acceptance is more powerful in your family than anywhere else…. If that need is not met by your family, trust me, your kids will go elsewhere to seek it in order to find approval and acceptance.

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.