I would rather have one man with enthusiasm working with me than ten who are complacent.

My mother was the making of me.

I know of over 3,000 ways [that] a light bulb does not work.

Most of the exercise I get is from standing and walking around laboratory tables all day. I derive more benefit and entertainment from this than some of my friends and competitors get from playing games like golf.

That is to say, under the old way any time we wish to add to the national wealth we are compelled to add to the national debt. Now, that is what Henry Ford wants to prevent. He thinks it is stupid, and so do I, that for the loan of $30,000,000 of their own money the people of the United States should be compelled to pay $66,000,000 - that is what it amounts to, with interest.

I've realized that most of my best ideas have followed a good night's sleep.

Books will soon be obsolete in the schools... Our school system will be completely changed in the next ten years.