Bill Ford Quotes


"I don't ever want to believe my own press clippings, good or bad."
- Bill Ford
(Related: Press, Want)

"We took our eye off the ball as a company."
- Bill Ford
(Related: Company, Eye)

"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."
- Bill Ford
(Related: Company, Personality)

"I walked in and inherited a management group that I didn't know very well. They didn't know me, and we had a very short window to put together a credible recovery plan."
- Bill Ford
(Related: Management)

"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."
- Bill Ford
(Related: Accomplishments, End, World)

"When we're in a peak, we make a ton of money, and as soon as we make a ton of money, we're desperately looking for a way to spend it. And we diversify into areas that, frankly, we don't know how to run very well."
- Bill Ford
(Related: Money)