Henry Ford

The farther you look back, the farther you can look ahead.

If a young man wants to fit himself for the Politics of tomorrow, let him fit himself into essential industry for the purpose of learning how best to conduct it for the whole public good.

Whatever your goal in life, the beginning is knowledge and experience- or, briefly work.

Four women have helped me: mother, sister, mother-in-law and wife.

A nation that knows how to work will never suffer.

Fairs and public displays are the best means we have yet found of showing large numbers of people the real methods of industry.

The satisfaction that arises from honest accomplishment is of far more value in the promotion of human happiness than the thrill that comes with the realization of materialistic aspirations.

For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied – whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter, no sooner is it excited than we have already gone vastly farther than we are aware of.

You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.

If we had more justice there would be less need of charity.

Beware of monotony; it’s the mother of all the deadly sins.

The most dangerous notion a young man can acquire is that there is no more room for originality. There is no large room for anything else.

To resent efficiency is a mark of inefficiency.

The quickest way from A to B is not always at the most feverish pace.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.

Power begins with having a crystal-clear view of reality and what each and every person in your life is driven by.

It was like being in the eye of a hurricane. You’d wake up in a concert and think, Wow, how did I get here?

Do it! People who succeed don’t just sit and think about what they want to do. They take meaningful, purposeful, directional action consistently and persistently. Every step they take puts them toward the outcome they’re looking for.

Grief is a process to go through, not a destination in which to wallow. In a process, you keep putting one foot in front of the other, and each little step is part of your healing.