Henry Ford

The depression was just a state of mind. It is over for everyone who has changed his state of mind.

Little difficulties are made to swell until they fill our horizon while the real big blessings of life are dwindled down to nothing.

Most people think that faith means believing something; oftener it means trying something, giving it a chance to prove itself.

Youth should not be slandered. Boy nature and girl nature are less repressed and therefore more wholesome today than before. If they at times seem unimpressed by their elders, it is probably because we make a matter of authority what should be a matter of conference. These young people are new people sent to this scene by Destiny to take our places. They come with new visions to fulfill, new powers to exploit.

Individualism is what makes cooperation worth living.

Without doubt, Thomas Edison is my greatest contemporary.

Does advertising corrupt editors? Yes it does, but fewer editors than you may suppose… the vast majority of editors are incorruptible.

I used to be able to read memo’s upside down… It was like going to the college of the entertainment business.

Good copy can’t be written with tongue in cheek, written just for a living. You’ve got to believe in the product.

I think I’ve got the best staff in television.

Any business arrangement that is not profitable to the other person will in the end prove unprofitable for you. The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.

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

Nations are great as they are prosperous as they are industrious as they are just.

As members of the Ford Motor organization we are engaged in the production of an article of use for the people of all countries. Our principle is to make our work as profitable for the buyer as for the seller.

About half my time is spent on business operation type stuff.

Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.

A well-run restaurant is like a winning baseball team. It makes the most of every crew member’s talent and takes advantage of every split-second opportunity to speed up service.

In the long run people are going to buy the cheapest and the best article no matter where it is made.

If you are not taking care of your customer, your competitor will.

I don’t hire a lot of number-crunchers, and I don’t trust fancy marketing surveys. I do my own surveys and draw my own conclusions.

People in the beauty community don’t like copycats, so I think it’s important to stay true to who you are and people will stay your customer.