Bill Ford Quotes

It's amazing how much data is out there. The question is how do we put it in a form that's usable?

Creating a strong business and building a better world are not conflicting goals - they are both essential ingredients for long-term success

A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place.

Social obligation is much bigger than supporting worthy causes. It includes anything that impacts people and the quality of their lives .

I don't care where you are in the world, people are aware of what technology is available to others. If you're in Nairobi, you're certainly aware of the iPhone.

For all the progress, we recognize we're very far from the finish line.

As long as gas is cheaper than bottled water, we can't be in a position of dictating to the consumer what to buy.

Nobody's irreplaceable, including me. I think for too long we've had a cult of personality in this company and in this industry, and frankly, I'd like to see that diminish.

I think the world is filled with so much hype and PR bull. Frankly, it all comes out in the end. Good or bad, I'd rather just let our accomplishments really speak for themselves.

All things being equal, I think people would still prefer to do business with their hometown companies. That's true in America, that's true in China, that's true in Germany.

I believe fuel cells will finally end the 100-year reign of the internal combustion engine. . . Fuel cells could be the predominant automotive power source in 25 years.

One cannot find a healthy economy anywhere in the world that does not have a strong industrial base, period.

I don't ever want to believe my own press clippings, good or bad.

I walked in and inherited a management group that I didn't know very well. They didn't know me, and we had a very short window to put together a credible recovery plan.