Inspirational Quotations by Henry Ford

  • When everything seems to be going against you,
    remember the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
    From Issue 9
  • There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization
    that we have accomplished something.
    From Issue 26
  • Whether you think you can or
    whether you think you can't,
    you're right.
    From Issue 33
  • You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
    Topics: Reputation, Action, Execution
    From Issue 129
  • The only real security that a man can have in this world is
    a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.
    From Issue 143
  • The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination
    to see how much he can give for a dollar,
    instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.
    From Issue 143
  • I am looking for a lot of men who have
    an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done.
    From Issue 149
  • You will find men
    who want to be carried on the shoulders of others,
    who think that the world owes them a living.
    They don't seem to see that we
    must all lift together and pull together.
    From Issue 149
  • The competitor to be feared is
    one who never bothers about you at all,
    but goes on making his own business better all the time.
    From Issue 158
  • Thinking is the hardest work there is,
    which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
    From Issue 158
  • The highest use of capital is not to make more money,
    but to make money do more for the betterment of life.
    From Issue 168
  • Time and money spent in helping men do
    more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
    From Issue 180
  • Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again.
    From Issue 195
  • Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
    From Issue 240

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