Henry Ford Quotes for Prosperity

Author Professor on August 20th, 2008

Prosperity Leader Henry Ford

In his day there were few who were more prosperous than Henry Ford. There were also few who failed more and as spectacularly as Henry Ford. Despite what is happening today with the company Henry Ford built an empire and single handedly started an entire industry, developed and refined the assembly line, and at one time in history accounted for over 2% of the entire GDP of the United States.

There are a lot of great insights that he has given us, here are just a few of them:

An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.
Henry Ford

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”
Henry Ford quote

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
Henry Ford

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

“Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.”
Henry Ford quote

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.
Henry Ford

Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain.
Henry Ford

There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems.
Henry Ford

There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can.
Henry Ford

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
Henry Ford

“The best we can do is size up the chances, calculate the risks involved, estimate our ability to deal with them, and then make our plans with confidence.”
Henry Ford quote

Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.
Henry Ford

“The air is full of ideas. They are knocking you in the head all the time. You only have to know what you want, then forget it, and go about your business. Suddenly, the idea will come through. It was there all the time.”
Henry Ford quote

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

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
Henry Ford

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

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.
Henry Ford

I cannot discover that anyone knows enough to say definitely what is and what is not possible.
Henry Ford

If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.
Henry Ford

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.
Henry Ford

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.
Henry Ford

Whatever you have, you must either use or lose.
Henry Ford

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
Henry Ford

You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Henry Ford

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.
Henry Ford

If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.
Henry Ford

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

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.
Henry Ford

Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.
Henry Ford

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

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

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

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.
Henry Ford

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
Henry Ford

The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.
Henry Ford

Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
Henry Ford

Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.
Henry Ford

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.
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