Henry Ford

Should a man quit at 40 he is failure-Retire at that age is sorry failure.

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.

There can be no lasting peace where hatred exists. Hatreds will continue to arise as long as the causes of war are not rooted out and exposed.

You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.

As far as competition is concerned, that must continue. But we must learn what competition really is. It is a striving to attain the best. To throttle it would mean to stop all progress. Certain men do not need to compete. They are pioneers.

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.

I live on a plane. I like to visit London. If I had to think where I could live if not Moscow, London would be my first choice, and second would be New York. 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.

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

Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless.

We decided not to show One Hyde Park til we were 100% ready. A lot of people open the doors too early.

While I love technology and social media, a text or a tweet can never replace the real value of conversation.

Much of the messy advertising you see on television today is the product of committees. Committees can criticize advertisements, but they should never be allowed to create them.

I think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress.

The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.

Business is the art of extracting money from another man’s pocket without resorting to violence.

Edison, to a greater extent than has ever been recognized, is the father of American industrial methods.

There is a time and place for all things to be successful. There is fate and destiny and opportunity, and you need all three things in line at the same time.

Businesses that grow by development and improvement do not die.

The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.

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 touch of the jitters sharpens the mind, gets the adrenaline flowing and helps you to focus.