Henry Ford

We are here for experience, and experience is a preparation to know the Truth when we meet it.

In the Ford Motor Company we emphasize service equally with sales.

Efficient industry is the sole key to prosperity.

The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.

If we could get all religions together on a common purpose-the elimination of jealousies and the things that make men covet another’s belongings, we would be a long way toward the goal of outmoding war, depression and poverty.

The most closely organized groups and movements in the world are those which have been the least friendly to the people’s progress and liberty.

Everything I do in life is framed through the view of a businessman. That’s my instinct. If I go into a pharmacy to buy shaving cream, then I’m going to look for the best deal on shaving cream.

If you change anything about the way you approach selling, the thing that would make the biggest difference would be your attitude, your attitude toward your customer, your service, the benefits of your products, your employer, and yourself.

Your business, and your brand must first let people know what you care about and that you care about them.

Without a customer, you don’t have a business, all you have is a hobby.

There should be rivalry between men and between business.

Investors have very short memories.

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

Anything that is not right, whether it temporarily favors the employees or the employers, cannot last-because it is not right.

No one loses anything by raising wages as soon as he is able. It has always paid us. Low wages are the most costly any employer can pay. It is like using low-grade material–the waste makes it very expensive in the end. There is no economy in cheap labor or cheap material. The hardest thing I ever had to do was to reduce wages. I think we were the last big company to come to it. Now I am mighty glad that wages are climbing again.

A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a bad one.

Selling is our No. 1 job. Never get away from selling a lot of merchandise personally. The more you sell the more you learn.

Only one thing makes prosperity, and that is work.

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

I always look at it that I work with my employees as opposed to them working for me.

We get real results only in proportion to the real values we give.