Henry Ford

That man is best educated who knows the greatest number of things that are so, and who can do the greatest number of things to help and heal the world.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

There is no man living who isn’t capable of doing more than he thinks he can do.

Our modern industrialism, changed to motives of public service, will provide means to remove every injustice that gives soil for prejudice.

No one ever wins a war.

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.

Building a brand may be more important than building a business.

Competition is the lifeblood of industry.

We’ve created a recognisable brand that has the ability to be the Louis Vuitton of our era.

A brand is two words: the ‘Promise’ you telegraph, and the ‘Experience’ you deliver.

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

There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: make the best quality goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible.

The way out of the depression is to start spending and doing things.

It’s not just about being better. It’s about being different. You need to give people a reason to choose your business.

I have no Napoleonic dream. I’m just hard working and pragmatic.

We have a very open culture at the company, where we foster a lot of interaction between not just me and people but between everyone else. It’s an open floor plan. People have these desks where no one really has an office. I mean, I have a room where I meet with people. But it has all glass, so everyone can see into it and see what’s going on.

Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.

I have very good executives and great children. They’re very good.

I decided to sit quietly and do business and don’t stick your neck out and tell everybody everything belongs to me. That would only cause problems for myself. Therefore I never told these stories or declared all these things to anyone.

Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No.1.

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.