Henry Ford

Depressions aren’t acts of God; like wars, they are the work of a small group of men who profit by them.

No one ever wins a war.

No one will ever get anywhere in this world unless he becomes a teacher, one who can show others how to do things.

An educated person, I think, is one who not only knows a lot, but knows how to do a lot of things.

Without doubt, Thomas Edison is my greatest contemporary.

America is not a land of money but of wealth-not a land of rich people, but of successful workers.

The Model T blazed the way for the motor industry and started the movement for good roads everywhere. It is still the pioneer car in many parts of the world which are just beginning to be motorized.

Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.

Acquiring the habit of note-taking is therefore a wonderfully complementary skill to that of listening.

We know everything about our clients – if they like their dressing gowns heated, what colour flowers they like, if their chef works left-handed – we know everything and we incorporate it into our work for them.

Entrepreneurs are always taking feedback, especially from their customers, bankers, workers, and sales force. Without straightforward feedback, entrepreneurs cannot make sound decisions.

No company can afford not to move forward. It may be at the top of the heap today but at the bottom of the heap tomorrow, if it doesn’t.

Nobody’s ever called me Sir Richard. Occasionally in America, I hear people saying Sir Richard and think there’s some Shakespearean play taking place. But nowhere else anyway.

When prices go up, business goes down.

There are good examples of companies – Coca-Cola is one – that invested before there was a huge market in countries, and I think that ended up playing out to their benefit for decades to come.

When bankers get into business they usually destroy it.

Edison, to a greater extent than has ever been recognized, is the father of American industrial methods.

As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for.

Hire character. Train skill.

The greatest teacher I know is the job itself.

Our clients pay for value. London is the top city in the world, the best tax haven in the world for some and the top residential site in the city is One Hyde Park at the top end of Sloane Street.