Henry Ford:
(Wayne County (Michigan), 30 July 1863 – Dearborn (Michigan), 7 April 1947).
American industrialist. His mother was of Belgian descent.
Ford started his car factory in 1903. He produced his first car as early as 1896.
Henry Ford had a special talent for technology. Although his father thought he would be better off becoming a farmer, Henry chose technology. After the death of his mother Mary Ford in 1876, Henry saw something that would change his life. He saw a carriage moving without horses. It was powered by a steam engine. Two years later, in 1878, he left his parents’ house and took a job as a 15-year-old boy. He worked as an apprentice in a smithy in Detroit where steam engines were repaired. He couldn’t make ends meet on his wage of $2.50 a week, so he took on another job. His second job was repairing watches at a jeweller’s, which earned him an extra 50 cents a week. Fifty years later, as a car manufacturer, he had earned $658 million in net profit.
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
Money doesn’t change men. It merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish, or arrogant, or greedy, the money brings it out; that’s all.
Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
You can do anything if you have enthusiasm.
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
