Henry Ford

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

Anyone who stops learning is old — whether this happens at twenty or at eighty. Anyone who keeps on learning not only remains young but becomes constantly more valuable — regardless of physical capacity.

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

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this.

When I see an Alfa Romeo go by, I tip my hat.

I invented nothing new, I simply assembled the discoveries of other men behind whom there was centuries of work.

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

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.

I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.

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.

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.

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.

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.

Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.

What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them.

Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.

I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night.

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.