William Clay Ford, Jr. Quotes
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.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
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I believe fuel cells could end the 100-year reign of the internal combustion engine.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
I was an absolutely untalented designer.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
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.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
Whenever I'm at a party, people are always telling me either to get a new quarterback or make the Taurus back seat bigger.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
I have no patience for wasting time.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
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.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
I used to wonder if running a large industrial company would really square with my values.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
Individuals and companies that want to be successful in the 21st century will need to be leaders in using the Internet and related technology.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
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.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
Ford comes first before everything else I do in my life.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
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.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
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.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
It's hard to store natural gas. And it does require big storage tanks. So it doesn't work very well on passenger cars.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
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.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
You can take weight out of a car and truck and still make it very strong. William
William Clay Ford, Jr.
The climate is changing, and anyone who disagrees is, in my view, still in denial.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
What cooler way to grow up for an American boy than to be around cars and football?
William Clay Ford, Jr.
There is a great demand everywhere in the world for individual mobility. People like the fact they are not on somebody else's schedule. They can come and go as they please.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
As long as gas is cheaper than bottled water, we can't be in a position of dictating to the consumer what to buy.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
S.U.V.'s are under a lot of scrutiny these days, and yet the S.U.V. buyer is a very loyal lot.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
When Henry Ford founded the company bearing his name in 1903, he saw the car as a means of providing freedom of mobility to people around the world.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
In the time of the robber barons, my great grandfather insisted on reinvesting and sharing profits with workers... He was told he was a socialist, that he was not welcome on Wall Street.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
The Ford family wants the company to succeed. Period.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
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.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
