“When you factor in population growth, it’s clear that the mobility model that we have today simply will not work tomorrow.”

I think the world is filled with so much hype and PR bull. Frankly, it all comes out in the end. Good or bad, I’d rather just let our accomplishments really speak for themselves.

It’s amazing how much data is out there. The question is how do we put it in a form that’s usable?

A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place.

One cannot find a healthy economy anywhere in the world that does not have a strong industrial base, period.

Social obligation is much bigger than supporting worthy causes. It includes anything that impacts people and the quality of their lives .

I felt there was a danger of that, should we be marginalized as a major polluter.

I don’t ever want to believe my own press clippings, good or bad.

For all the progress, we recognize we’re very far from the finish line.

I never wanted Ford to be a place, like the tobacco industry, where our employees were not proud of coming to work for us.

I believe fuel cells will finally end the 100-year reign of the internal combustion engine. . . Fuel cells could be the predominant automotive power source in 25 years.

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.

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.

I believe very strongly that corporations could and should be a major force for resolving social and environmental concerns in the twenty-first century.

Human beings have always told their histories and truths through parable and fable. We are inveterate storytellers.

You don’t need every investor to believe that you can succeed. You only need one.

Discipline is the servant of inspiration.

Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature.

No life is well-rounded without the subtle inspiration of beauty.

There are such wonderful possibilities in the life of each man and woman!

You know, there’s such a very thin dividing line between inspiration and obsession that sometimes it’s very hard to decide which side we’re really on.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.