Henry Ford

Greatest thing we can produce is character. Everything else can be taken from us, but not our character.

What is life but education, anyway?

Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.

Yet if today has no meaning, the past was a Blank and the future is a Chaos.

The gifted man bears his gifts into the world, not for his own benefit, but for the people among whom he is placed; for the gifts are not his, he himself is a gift to the community.

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

There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.

Sometimes you have to make the right decision, and sometimes you have to make the decision right.

[on Diana’s Death] Disbelief, refused to accept it.

In wildness is the preservation of the world.

I feel like I got a pile of cattle chasing my ass, and I’m pedaling as hard as I can to stay in front of ‘em. I’m looking behind me driving like hell.

Insanity in individuals is something rare – but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

Your feelings? To hell with your feelings!

We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.

Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.

Art hath an enemy called Ignorance.

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

I like to surprise myself.

The truth is, I think we are a self-less society, not a selfish society. Because we’re so busy now.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.