Henry Ford

The most closely organized groups and movements in the world are those which have been the least friendly to the people’s progress and liberty.

I haven’t put a pencil to a piece of paper, working out a problem, in years; I do it in my head.

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

Mass production is craftsmanship with the drudgery taken out of it.

A nation that knows how to work will never suffer.

Every one knows that insufficient rest and gorging are not good for anyone, either physically or mentally.

I don’t expect to retire. Every man must work, that’s his natural destiny.

Until you’ve lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was.

I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can’t be done.

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

Wealth is the product of a man’s ability to think.

A man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.

If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it — teach yourself to be impatient.

If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today.

Don’t ever confuse the two, your life and your work. The second is only part of the first.

People will try to fix world but world will fix people.

If she doesn’t acknowledge what happened, then how can we trust that she is going to be different in the future?

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

Champions get what they want because they know what they want. They have a vision that keeps them motivated and efficiently on track. They see it, feel it, and experience it in their minds and hearts. What is success for you? You won’t get there without knowing what it feels and looks like.

There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.