William Clay Ford, Jr. Quotes
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I believe fuel cells could end the 100-year reign of the internal combustion engine.
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I was an absolutely untalented designer.
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I'm not motivated by money or power or fame. In the end, it doesn't bring much happiness. The only thing that is driving me is self-satisfaction, self-validation.
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I have no patience for wasting time.
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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.
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It's hard to store natural gas. And it does require big storage tanks. So it doesn't work very well on passenger cars.
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Whenever I'm at a party, people are always telling me either to get a new quarterback or make the Taurus back seat bigger.
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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.
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I used to wonder if running a large industrial company would really square with my values.
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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.
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The climate is changing, and anyone who disagrees is, in my view, still in denial.
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As the technology is developed, autonomous driving could provide driving opportunities for the physically challenged or enable the elderly to continue driving longer. This will be vital as many nations experience an aging population.
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Long commutes and traffic jams once associated with older, established cities such as London, New York or Tokyo are spreading throughout the world's emerging economies.
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You can take weight out of a car and truck and still make it very strong. William
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The Ford family wants the company to succeed. Period.
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Lewis Booth and Derrick Kuzak represent the very best of Ford and our culture and built a legacy of leadership, integrity and commitment to excellence that will benefit us for years to come.
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What cooler way to grow up for an American boy than to be around cars and football?
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S.U.V.'s are under a lot of scrutiny these days, and yet the S.U.V. buyer is a very loyal lot.
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I look at safety as, you know, there's active and passive. Passive is how do you survive a crash. Active is accident avoidance. And so that's real-time information to you, as a driver, and to your car, to the wheels of a car that will get you out of a bad situation.
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I don't want anybody, whether it's my grandchildren or any of our employees' grandchildren, to have to apologise for working for Ford Motor Company. In fact, I want the opposite. I want them to look and say, 'What a difference we made!'
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As long as gas is cheaper than bottled water, we can't be in a position of dictating to the consumer what to buy.
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Individuals and companies that want to be successful in the 21st century will need to be leaders in using the Internet and related technology.
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There are people who think I'm a Bolshevik, and this is all a major distraction at best and heresy at worst. But I really don't care.
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My great-grandfather was a man of great vision, drive, and native intelligence, with some human flaws amplified by limited education, limited social range, and questionable influence from some of his advisers.