Henry Ford My Wealth Life

Author: (USA) Ford
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: Dale Carnegie, a master of success, believed that in the 19th and 20th centuries, America had two great entrepreneurs—one was the "Steel King" Andrew Carnegie, and the other was the "Automobile King" Henry Ford. Carnegie was renowned for donating the wealth he had created to charitable causes, while Ford, with his tenacious qualities, changed the history of transportation in America and the world with automobiles. It was he who "put wheels on America," ushering the nation into a brand-new era of development. Napoleon Hill, another master of success, attributed his success philosophy to two people: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford. He believed: "Henry Ford's remarkable achievements provided fundamental proof of the reliability of the seventeen laws in The Science of Success. What Henry Ford left us was not just the 'Ford' automobile brand; it represents an indomitable, never-give-up entrepreneurial spirit. Fortune magazine, in its selection of the '20th Century's Great Entrepreneurs,' described him as follows: 'The entrepreneur of the 20th century was an industrial builder who changed every piece of land we live on, created 'big markets,' and supplied products. He was the greatest entrepreneur we have ever seen. He was down-to-earth, carrying all the prejudices of his time, yet possessing that enduring genius—he was Henry Ford.' Dale Carnegie, a master of success, believed that in the 19th and 20th centuries, America had two great entrepreneurs—one was the "Steel King" Andrew Carnegie, and the other was the "Automobile King" Henry Ford. Carnegie was renowned for donating the wealth he had created to charitable causes, while Ford, with his tenacious qualities, changed the history of transportation in America and the world with automobiles. It was he who "put wheels on America," ushering the nation into a brand-new era of development. Napoleon Hill, another master of success, attributed his success philosophy to two people: Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford. He believed: "Henry Ford's remarkable achievements provided fundamental proof of the reliability of the seventeen laws in The Science of Success. What Henry Ford left us was not just the 'Ford' automobile brand; it represents an indomitable, never-give-up entrepreneurial spirit. Fortune magazine, in its selection of the '20th Century's Great Entrepreneurs,' described him as follows: 'The entrepreneur of the 20th century was an industrial builder who changed every piece of land we live on, created 'big markets,' and supplied products. He was the greatest entrepreneur we have ever seen. He was down-to-earth, carrying all the prejudices of his time, yet possessing that enduring genius—he was Henry Ford.'"