Henry Ford Quotes – 29 Sayings From The Automotive Pioneer

Are you looking for inspirational sayings and quotes by Henry Ford? Then you've come to the right place! The American inventor is a prime example of how anyone can make a difference in the world if they just believe in themselves. Growing up in humble circumstances, he acquired valuable knowledge of electricity and developed the "electricity-ignited gasoline engine". He recognized the potential of assembly line technology and is therefore today associated with the invention of the car like no other.

I would now like to give you a collection of his most valuable sayings and quotes.

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29 quotes, sayings and wisdom from Henry Ford

Even though Ford spread anti-Semitic texts after his time as an automobile entrepreneur, his inventive spirit - regardless of this - is an absolute inspiration for people who want to make a difference in the world.

Use the following quotes from Henry Ford as a personal source of inspiration. His ideas, visions and efforts, as well as his irrepressible will to create something new, should encourage everyone. Have fun!

Henry Ford quotes 1 - 10

1. "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals."
2. "When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
3. "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."
4. "Vision without execution is just a hallucination."
5. "An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous."
6. "Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently."
7. "Quality means doing it right when no one is looking."
8. "The secret to a successful life is to find our purpose and then do it."
9. "Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it."
10. "You don't get rich by what you earn. You get rich by what you don't spend."

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Henry Ford Quotes 11 - 20

11. "If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself."
12. "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."
13. "When I can't handle events, I let them handle themselves."
14. "A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business."
15. "You can't learn in school what the world is going to do next year."
16. "The biggest enemy of quality is the hurry."
17. "Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs."
18. "One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do."
19. "Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain."
20. "As we serve our jobs we serve the world."

Henry Ford quotes 21 - 29

21. "Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them."
22. "Coming together is a beginning. Staying together is progress. Working together is success."
23. "It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages."
24. "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses."
25. "There is no man living who isn’t capable of doing more than he thinks he can do."
26. "A bore is a person who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it."
27. "Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice."
28. "It's up to you whether you want to use the new year as a brake or as an engine."
29. "To do more for the world than the world does for you - that is success."

Do you have any other sayings by Henry Ford that should not be missing from this collection under any circumstances? Then write me your ideas in the comment column!

Use Henry Ford's best sayings for personal inspiration!

The visionary developed assembly line production decisively so that as many people as possible had the opportunity to travel faster. Ford also promoted the expansion of a nationwide transportation network and the highway, making everyday mobility much easier for Americans. In my opinion, he is a A role model in terms of willpower, inventiveness and inventiveness.

I hope that the quotes from Henry Ford collected here have inspired you. Do you have any questions, comments or other sayings that I should add? Then I look forward to your comment.

Stay inspired,

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