S.R. Ford Quotes

There is an old saying, The harder you try the luckier you get. I kind of like that definition of luck.

I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.

Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian.

The secret of success is to understand the viewpoint of others.

Whatever we refuse to recognize about ourselves has a way of rearing its head and making itself known when we least expect it.

Unforgiveness is the poison you drink every day hoping that the other person will die.

Auto racing began 5 minutes after the second car was built.

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

Embracing our dark side gives us a new found freedom to be with the darkness in others. For when I can love all of me, I will love all of you.

Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.

The greatest act of courage is to be and to ownall of who you are - without apology, without excuses, without masks to cover the truth of who you are.

If you think of standardization as the best that you know today, but which is to be improved tomorrow; you get somewhere.

When I was about 9, I had polio, and people were very frightened for their children, so you tended to be isolated. I was paralyzed for a while, so I watched television.

That's what we're here on this Earth for, to help others.

An essential element of any art is risk. If you don't take a risk then how are you going to make something really beautiful, that hasn't been seen before?

Those who stop marketing to save money are like those who stop a clock to save time.

Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.

Many people are busy trying to find better ways of doing things that should not have to be done at all. There is no progress in merely finding a better way to do a useless thing.

Am I grumpy? I might be. But I think maybe sometimes it's misinterpreted.

I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.

A man's real education begins after he has left school. True education is gained through the discipline of life.

I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake.

Business is never as healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching for what it gets.

Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend.

The first qualification for success in my view is a strong work ethic.

Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.

It's your thinking that decides whether you're going to succeed or fail.

If you admire greatness in another human being, it is your own greatness you are seeing.

I am... a mushroom; On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then.

I have an independent streak. You know, it's kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.

Both film and fashion are businesses where the audience doesn't feel or see the work that goes on behind the scenes.

You have to have a darkness...for the dawn to come. You have to have experienced difficulties and challenges to fully appreciate and be grateful for success.

Understand the difference between being at work and working.

I didn't show up at the ceremony to collect any of my first three Oscars. Once I went fishing, another time there was a war on, and on another occasion, I remember, I was suddenly taken drunk.

It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.

It is time to search out your uniqueness, applaud and acknowledge yourself, and let your own light shine.

Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.

The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.

William Holden and I weren't just good friends. He was my very best friend. I feel his loss very much still.

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.

A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.

I think what a lot of action movies lose these days, especially the ones that deal with fantasy, is you stop caring at some point because you've lost human scale.

I had an older brother who was very interested in literature, so I had an early exposure to literature, and and theater. My father sometimes would work in musical comedies.

I like, as a director and a spectator, simple, direct, frank films. Nothing disgusts me more than snobbism, mannerism, technical gratuity... and, most of all, intellectualism.

If I'd listened to customers, I'd have given them a faster horse.

I used to love going into local hardware stores, to look at little things they made locally. Nowadays it's harder, though you can still do it in Vietnam.

Those who never make mistakes work for those of us who do.

Find what causes a commotion in your heart. Find a way to write about that

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.