Sunday, May 19, 2013

Quotes for the Week: Henry Ford (1863-1947)

Henry Ford was an American industrialist and the man behind Ford Motors Company.

Although Henry Ford was not the man responsible for the invention of the automobile, he developed the first set of affordable automobiles.
Henry Ford also sponsored the development of assembly line technique of mass production of automobiles.

If Henry Ford was alive today, he would have been the richest man on the planet by a far distance. His worth in 2008 dollars is believed by Forbes to be about $188.1bn.

Here are seven quotes from the great American industrialist:

The man who thinks he can and the man who thinks he can’t are both right. Which one are you?

Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.

Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain.

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

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.

Have a great week.

3 comments:

  1. “Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probably the reason so few engage in it.” Love

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    1. That's right. Anybody who have tried to think over a matter for ten minutes without straying would attest to that fact. Thanks for dropping your comment.

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