Quotes by Henry Ford

"History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today."

"Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas."

"An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous."

"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking."

"Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement."

"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."

"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."

"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it."

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

"It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste."

"Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them."

"Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success."

"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."

"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself."

"Coming together is a beginning keeping together is progress working together is success."

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

"Money is like an arm or leg - use it or lose it."

"Speculation is only a word covering the making of money out of the manipulation of prices, instead of supplying goods and services."

"It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages."

"Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving."