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Henry Ford's insights on Habits aren't theoretical—they're battle-tested wisdom from someone who operated at the highest level. This collection distills that experience into quotable principles, each with source context for verification. When you're navigating Habits in the real world, these quotes offer the kind of practical guidance that only comes from direct experience.
"Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice."
"To do more for the world than the world does for you—that is success."
"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it."
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."
"Vision without execution is just hallucination."
"Standardization is the foundation on which tomorrow's improvement will be based."
"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs."
"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking."
"Most people get ahead during the time that others waste."
"An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous."
"Experience is the thing of supreme value."
"Everything can always be done better than it is being done."
"Genius is seldom recognized for what it is: a great capacity for hard work."
"Whatever your goal in life, the only way you’ll reach it is by working at it."
"I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done."
"Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain."
"You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do."
"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently."
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