A man's college and university degrees mean nothing to me until I see what he is able to do with them.
An imitation may be quite successful in its own way, but imitation can never be Success. Success is a first-hand creation.
Most people think that faith means believing something; oftener it means trying something, giving it a chance to prove itself
Every business is a monarchy with, not a man, but an idea as king.
There is fuel in every bit of vegetable matter that can be fermented. There's enough alcohol in one year's yield of an acre of potatoes to drive the machinery necessary to cultivate the fields for a hundred years.
It is regrettable that people think about our monetary system, and of our economic structure, only in times of depression.
Hard knocks have a place and value, but hard thinking goes farther in less time.
The average man won't really do a day's work unless he is caught and cannot get out of it. There is plenty of work to do if people would do it.
Every success is the mother of countless others.
Disappointment is just the chance to start once more, this time all the more insightfully.
Wealth is nothing more or less than a tool to do things with. It is like the fuel that runs the furnace or the belt that runs the wheel - only a means to an end.
My grandfather killed my father in my mind. I know he died of cancer-but it was because of what my grandfather did to him.
If I lose a billion dollars, I will have it back in less than five years.
To be good is not enough; a man must be good for something
Thinking without constructive action becomes a disease.
Ideas are of themselves extraordinarily valuable, but an idea is just an idea. Almost anyone can think up an idea. The thing that counts is developing it into a practical product.
Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait.
There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.
The most important history is the history we make today.
I will build a car for the great multitude.
Any decision you make isn't worth a tinkers damn until you have formed the habit of making and keeping it.
A customer votes everyday with his dollar. Our job is make sure he votes for us.
Improved productivity means less human sweat, not more.
The great need of the world has always been for leaders. With more leaders we could have more industry. More industry, more employment and comfort for all.
The farther we get away from the land, the greater our insecurity.