Henry Ford
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7 quotes we’ve traced to Henry Ford
“Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black”
Verified“Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again”
Verified“History is more or less bunk”
Verified“Don't find fault, find a remedy”
Attributed“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”
Disputed“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses”
Disputed“Stopping advertising to save money is like stopping your watch to save time”
DisputedNot actually Henry Ford
Often misattributed to Henry Ford
Famous lines widely pinned on Henry Ford that we’ve traced to someone else.
“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”
actually Unknown (anonymous newspaper filler)
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, working together is success”
actually Edward Everett Hale
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses”
No verified author (misattributed to Henry Ford)
“If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got”
actually Jessie Potter (leading candidate)
“It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning”
actually Charles G. Binderup
“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me”
actually Harris Weinstock
“Stopping advertising to save money is like stopping your watch to save time”
actually Unknown (US advertising & trade press, c. 1908–1910)
“The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty — a fad”
actually An unnamed “leading banker”
“When Two Men in Business Always Agree, One of Them Is Unnecessary”
actually William Wrigley Jr.
“Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right”
actually Anonymous (a traditional motivational proverb)
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