William Clay Ford

“Lyft is enabling an exciting new model of freedom and personal mobility, as evidenced by its millions of satisfied users.”

“I don't know if a company can have a soul, but I like to think it can.”

“You can take weight out of a car and truck and still make it very strong.”

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

“Ford comes first before everything else I do in my life.”

“Nature is where my heart is.”

“S.U.V.'s are under a lot of scrutiny these days, and yet the S.U.V. buyer is a very loyal lot.”

“I don't care where you are in the world, people are aware of what technology is available to others. If you're in Nairobi, you're certainly aware of the iPhone.”

“Long commutes and traffic jams once associated with older, established cities such as London, New York or Tokyo are spreading throughout the world's emerging economies.”

“There's a rising tide of environmental awareness and activism among consumers that's going to continue to swell in the 21st century. Smart companies will get ahead of that wave and ride it to success and prosperity. Those that don't are headed for a wipeout.”

“I used to wonder if running a large industrial company would really square with my values.”

“There are almost no limits in terms of what a car can become.”

“As the technology is developed, autonomous driving could provide driving opportunities for the physically challenged or enable the elderly to continue driving longer. This will be vital as many nations experience an aging population.”

“Individuals and companies that want to be successful in the 21st century will need to be leaders in using the Internet and related technology.”

“Just think in terms of green energy and how much time, money, brain power and policy action has started to pour into green energy, and I think that's wonderful. We're going to need that same kind of effort towards global gridlock if we're going to keep the individual mobility that we all take for granted today.”

“We took our eye off the ball as a company.”

“I believe fuel cells could end the 100-year reign of the internal combustion engine.”

“As long as gas is cheaper than bottled water, we can't be in a position of dictating to the consumer what to buy.”

“It's hard to store natural gas. And it does require big storage tanks. So it doesn't work very well on passenger cars.”

“There is a great demand everywhere in the world for individual mobility. People like the fact they are not on somebody else's schedule. They can come and go as they please.”