Henry Ford — People

Painterly coin suspended between two cupped hands above scattered autumn leaves. — Original artwork

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

Henry Ford

Two worn leather work gloves lie crossed on a small wooden bench in golden window light. — Original artwork

Failure is the only opportunity to begin again, more intelligently.

Henry Ford

An open book has aged, crumbling pages on the left and clean blank pages on the right against a cream background. — Original artwork

History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today.

Henry Ford

A black toy car sits in a row of empty pastel-colored parking spaces viewed from above on gray ground. — Original artwork

The customer can have any color he wants so long as it’s black.

Henry Ford

Painterly glowing amber bulb beside an ajar blue door spilling warm light against indigo. — Original artwork

What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the dark.

Henry Ford

Four brass gears of increasing size mesh together on a wooden surface in warm light. — Original artwork

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

Misattributed to Henry Ford