Alan Mulally Quotes
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We've always loved the automobile, and we all love Henry Ford's original vision to open the highways to all mankind, the freedom and movement.
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It's all about competitiveness: are you making the products that people really do want and value, and are you making it more efficiently and using less resources and less time than the competition?
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The automobile has moved into the mainstream of our integrated digital world.
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The similarities between commercial airplanes and automobiles are striking. It's all about safe and efficient transportation using the latest technology and the best fuel efficiency.
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The more senior your management position is, the more important it is to connect the organization or the project to the outside world. You know, how does this fit in with what we're doing? What is the real goal, the real mission?
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A lot of people don't want to get bad news.
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Everybody cares about not only quality and functionality, but they also want the power of choice, whether it's a small vehicle or a large vehicle.
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You can't improve if you don't know what the real situation is.
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My favorite expression is a tag line or an advertising and marketing campaign that Ford ran a number of years ago. They ran it for almost 12 years, and it was, 'Have you driven a Ford lately?'
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It's all about producing products people want.
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I think my first-ever car was a Chevrolet, 1960.
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Be true to yourself and your values.
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Automobiles are fun and exciting. We need them. They are a part of our lives.
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You can't manage a secret.
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I really do believe that working together works, and it's amazing to me.
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The purpose of life is to love and be loved... what could possibly be more energizing than that?
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If you have a common purpose and an environment in which people want to help others succeed, the problems will be fixed quickly.
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You need to have a can-do attitude. There is always a way.
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Having one national standard for mpg and CO2 is extremely important.
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I love hanging out with skilled and motivated people.
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Where you really get in trouble is if the market is dropping and the economy's slowing down and you don't take action.
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I know how inter-dependent the world is.
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I don't see anything changing about our desire for quality and fuel efficiency and safety and smart design, no matter what the vehicle size.
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We want people to still have choices - Ford cars and trucks, whatever works for their lifestyle.