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Bill Ford Quotes

We took our eye off the ball as a company Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When I joined Ford, in the late 1970s, I felt strongly we could not forever be a huge user of natural resources without there being consequences. But I was alone in my thinking in those days Picture Quote #1

I never wanted Ford to be a place, like the tobacco industry, where our employees were not proud of coming to work for us. I felt there was a danger of that, should we be marginalized as a major polluter Picture Quote #1

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Creating a strong business and building a better world are not conflicting goals - they are both essential ingredients for long-term success Picture Quote #1

One of the things I’ve had the advantage of, growing up and being close to the top management of this company and other companies for most of my life, is seeing how CEOs start to believe in their own infallibility. And that really scares me Picture Quote #1

I don’t ever want to believe my own press clippings, good or bad Picture Quote #1

For all the progress, we recognize we’re very far from the finish line Picture Quote #1

As long as gas is cheaper than bottled water, we can’t be in a position of dictating to the consumer what to buy Picture Quote #1

When we’re in a peak, we make a ton of money, and as soon as we make a ton of money, we’re desperately looking for a way to spend it. and we diversify into areas that, frankly, we don’t know how to run very well Picture Quote #1

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A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place Picture Quote #1

Social obligation is much bigger than supporting worthy causes. It includes anything that impacts people and the quality of their lives Picture Quote #1

It’s amazing how much data is out there. The question is how do we put it in a form that’s usable? Picture Quote #1

When you factor in population growth, it’s clear that the mobility model that we have today simply will not work tomorrow. Four billion clean cars on the road are still four billion cars, and a traffic jam with no emissions is still a traffic jam Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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We took our eye off the ball as a company (Bill Ford Quotes) 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. (Bill Ford Quotes) 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 (Bill Ford Quotes) 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 (Bill Ford Quotes) When I joined Ford, in the late 1970s, I felt strongly we could not forever be a huge user of natural resources without there being consequences. But I was alone in my thinking in those days (Bill Ford Quotes) I never wanted Ford to be a place, like the tobacco industry, where our employees were not proud of coming to work for us. I felt there was a danger of that, should we be marginalized as a major polluter (Bill Ford Quotes) Creating a strong business and building a better world are not conflicting goals - they are both essential ingredients for long-term success (Bill Ford Quotes) One of the things I’ve had the advantage of, growing up and being close to the top management of this company and other companies for most of my life, is seeing how CEOs start to believe in their own infallibility. And that really scares me (Bill Ford Quotes) I don’t ever want to believe my own press clippings, good or bad (Bill Ford Quotes) For all the progress, we recognize we’re very far from the finish line (Bill Ford Quotes) As long as gas is cheaper than bottled water, we can’t be in a position of dictating to the consumer what to buy (Bill Ford Quotes) When we’re in a peak, we make a ton of money, and as soon as we make a ton of money, we’re desperately looking for a way to spend it. and we diversify into areas that, frankly, we don’t know how to run very well (Bill Ford Quotes) A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place (Bill Ford Quotes) Social obligation is much bigger than supporting worthy causes. It includes anything that impacts people and the quality of their lives (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? (Bill Ford Quotes) When you factor in population growth, it’s clear that the mobility model that we have today simply will not work tomorrow. Four billion clean cars on the road are still four billion cars, and a traffic jam with no emissions is still a traffic jam (Bill Ford Quotes) 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 (Bill Ford Quotes) 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 (Bill Ford Quotes)