American Businessman, Founded Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Author Quotes
The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.
The way of the pioneer is always rough.
Thought, not money, is the real business capital.
I can walk through the front door of any factory and out the back and tell you if it's making money or not. I can just tell by the way it's being run and by the spirit of the workers.
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself.
Our company is built on people - those who work for us, and those we do business with.
The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.
If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. Ideas are any man's greatest asset.
A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is controlled by them, and often he has no opportunity to exercise judgment.