Henry Ford

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.

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.

There is safety in small beginnings and there is unlimited capital in the experience gained by growing.

The short successes that can be gained in a brief time and without difficulty, are not worth much.

Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars.

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

I was never involved in arms trading. In the Russian Federation, arms trading is the prerogative of the state.

[On Calvin Klein asking him ‘Why don’t you call it Geffen Records?’] People in the record business just don’t do that. They come up with names likes Asylum, Capricorn, or Island. [Calvin Klein said if you put your own name on the door ‘You’ll get laid more.’]

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.

There is no need for advertisements to look like advertisements. If you make them look like editorial pages, you will attract about 50 per cent more readers.

Did I have a problem with lying to get the job? None whatsoever.

Efficient industry is the sole key to prosperity.

I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night.

It took only 10 minutes to do Chelsea deal with Roman Abramovich but I had to Google him first … I wasn’t sure if Jeremy Beadle was going to jump out.

After the situation with Kursk submarine, I started looking at Mr. Berezovsky in a completely different way. For me, it was a turning point in our relationship. I think that he took a completely dishonorable position.

To be most effective in sales today, it’s imperative to drop your ‘sales’ mentality and start working with your prospects as if they’ve already hired you.

Clock watchers never seem to be having a good time.

If your dreams don’t scare you they are too small.

I never aspired to be a public figure. I have always been interested primarily in real business and the development of business strategies.

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.

The secret of long life is double careers. One to about age sixty, then another for the next thirty years.