William Clay Ford, Sr. Quotes
The Ford Motor Company has always been part of my life, and I continue to draw a lot of energy from this wonderful and exciting business.
Quotes to Explore
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I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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The best restriction I learned was getting into the habit of doing something, even if I didn't feel like it, instead of running away from it. Sometimes good work needs to be earned, and when you can overcome yourself, the muse notices and celebrates.
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Wild fish are under threat of extinction because they're hunted to feed us. Yet land animals that we farm are under no threat of extinction. Shifting from hunting fish to farming fish - where the farmers have the incentive to keep their stocks healthy - could do a tremendous amount of good for wild fish.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, boys and girls, receive at school.
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I love the creativity of New York, but I don't enjoy the city - I don't like living here.
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I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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I am not a name-dropper. I can't help it if everybody I know is famous.
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I think with world building, it's important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see what makes it cohesive.
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We have, I think, developed an inferiority complex. I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit.
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I've always loved both writing and songwriting. The journey is fascinating to me.
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Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.
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I think my best friend is dry shampoo and dry texturizer spray.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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For more than 20 years, on every one of the great issues of freedom and security, John Kerry has been more wrong, more weak and more wobbly than any other national figure.
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The church is in the hope business. We, of all people, ought to be known most for our hope because our hope is founded on something deeper than human ability or wishful thinking.
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'Am I correct in assuming that I address Lord Arthur?' 'Yes, I'm Arthur.' Emelena mumbled something that Arthur correctly thought was about expecting him to be taller, more impressive, have lightning bolts coming out of his eyes, and so on.
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It's only the filmmaker. The script is really, really second. And there's a huge gap between filmmaker and script for me. I almost don't care about the story that they're telling; I really only care about who wants to tell it.
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It's all about hustling, whether it's in Boston or the film industry. I've been hustling my entire life - acting my way into trouble and acting my way back out again. I'm just fortunate to have had the opportunity to apply it in a different direction.
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There are times when the ocean is not the ocean - not blue, not even water, but some violent explosion of energy and danger: fierceness on a scale only gods can summon.
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The Ford Motor Company has always been part of my life, and I continue to draw a lot of energy from this wonderful and exciting business.
