Henry Ford

Politics in the true sense, have to do with the prosperity, peace and security of the people.

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

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.

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.

A man’s college and university degrees mean nothing to me until I see what he is able to do with them.

If I had asked them what they had wanted, they would have said a faster horse.

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.

This is serious business. But it doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun along the way.

Workers – men and women – of all countries, place yourselves under the banner of the Fourth International. It is the banner of your approaching victory!

The quality of an organization can never exceed the quality of the minds that make it up.

Never write an advertisement which you wouldn’t want your family to read. You wouldn’t tell lies to your own wife. Don’t tell them to mine.

The more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be.

We know everything about our clients – if they like their dressing gowns heated, what colour flowers they like, if their chef works left-handed – we know everything and we incorporate it into our work for them.

It takes a big idea to attract the attention of consumers and get them to buy your product. Unless your advertising contains a big idea, it will pass like a ship in the night. I doubt if more than one campaign in a hundred contains a big idea.

I built a great company, one of the – some of the most iconic assets in the world, $10 billion of net worth, more than $10 billion of net worth, and frankly, I had a great time doing it.

It’s not just about being better. It’s about being different. You need to give people a reason to choose your business.

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

It was always my practice to train salespeople under my direct supervision, and to treat children with the utmost consideration.

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.

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.

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