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Henry Ford quotes

1863–1947 · American industrialist

Ford put America on wheels with the Model T. Two of his best-known business sayings have no source at all.

1 real · 2 not theirs

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1 quotes traced to Henry Ford's own work or a reliable witness.

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History is more or less bunk.
Source: Interview, Chicago Tribune (25 May 1916)

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2 famous lines credited to Henry Ford that are misquoted, unsourced or belong to someone else.

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If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.

Actually: No evidence Ford said it; it appears only in the late 1990s.

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Whether you think you can, or you think you can't — you're right.

The trail: Credited to Ford from 1947 onwards, without an original source.