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Henry Ford Quotes

1863–1947 United States

Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. By creating the first automobile that middle-class Americans could afford, he converted the automobile from an expensive curiosity into an accessible utility that profoundly impacted the landscape of the 20th century.

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Also known as: Ford, Henry, Fordism

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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.

Attributed Wisdom & Inspiration for the Spirit and Soul (2004)

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

Attributed International Encyclopedia of Prose and Poetical Quotations (1951)

Variant: If the American people knew the corruption in our money system there would be revolution before morning.

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Any man who thinks he is going to be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him should take a close look at the American Indian.

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

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It is perhaps well enough that the people of the Nation do not know or understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.

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Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Henry Ford (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.