Henry Ford

The partnership of mind and matter is one which has existed since the beginning of time and cannot be dissolved.

We now know that anything which is economically right is also morally right. There can be no conflict between good economics and good morals.

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

We have had just one main purpose during these years, and that is to give the people transportation of the most dependable quality at the lowest possible cost. Our car was called the Universal Car thirty years ago, because it fulfilled so many needs; it is The Universal Car today for the same reason.

No unemployment insurance can be compared to an alliance between a man and a plot of land. With one foot in the land, human society is firmly balanced against most economic uncertainties. With a job to supply him with cash, and a plot of land to guarantee him support, the individual is doubly secure. Stocks may fail, but seedtime and harvest do not fail.

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

See what a 25-cent raise will do to us, said Mr. Ford. So they figured the daily and monthly cost of a 25-cent increase. Put on another quarter and see what that will cost, he said. And so they went on, 25 cents a step. Finally the wage of $2.34 stood at $4.75–more than 100 percent increase. One of the associates–a good financial head–remarked rather sarcastically that if they were going to be fools, why not be first-class fools and make it $5. All right, said Mr. Ford, let’s make it $5.

I cannot remember a time when the Golden Rule was not my motto and precept, the torch that guided my footsteps.

Some manufacturers illustrate their advertisements with abstract paintings. I would only do this if I wished to conceal from the reader what I was advertising.

I really don’t retain information – by the time I arrive wherever I’m going, I already forget what it is that I wanted to say.

Mass production is craftsmanship with the drudgery taken out of it.

In Moscow I feel most comfortable. I’m used to four different seasons; it’s difficult for people in London to understand. People brought up in Russia like my kids want to play in the snow.

No unemployment insurance can be compared to an alliance between a man and a plot of land. With one foot in the land, human society is firmly balanced against most economic uncertainties. With a job to supply him with cash, and a plot of land to guarantee him support, the individual is doubly secure. Stocks may fail, but seedtime and harvest do not fail.

A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.

Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak.

Exchange ideas frequently.

Burdening people with debt is an old deal not a new deal.

It’s all too easy to miss out on the important moments in life because you’re too busy staring at your phone.

Many manufacturers secretly question whether advertising really sells their product, but are vaguely afraid that their competitors might steal a march on them if they stopped.

It was impossible to operate in the aluminium business without krysha – very real physical protection.

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