Henry Ford

We have only started with the development of our country-we have not as yet, with all our talk of wonderful progress, done more than scratch the surface.

That man is best educated who knows the greatest number of things that are so, and who can do the greatest number of things to help and heal the world.

Three most deleterious things of modern life in their present order of importance are: tobacco, alcohol and intemperate eating. Both alcohol and tobacco are taboo in plants.

The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it.

Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.

Suppression of progress plays into the hands of the social enemy. Every advance in social justice establishes the nation.

Efficiency is intelligent laziness.

My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle.

Smugglin’ that by me? That’s like tryin’ to smuggle sunrise past a rooster.

Nothing’s funnier to me than laughing at myself.

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

Listen to the birds and don’t hate nobody.

There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

My meaning simply is, that whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do well; that whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself to completely; that in great aims and in small, I have always been thoroughly in earnest.

Love thy neighbour as yourself, but choose your neighbourhood.

He not busy being born is busy dying.

I think it’s the way you sparkle when you talk about the things you love.

Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.

When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?

You have to name it to claim it.