How Did Henry Ford Change The World

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”- Henry Ford. (Vlaskovits1) Ford had a vision. He took new ideas, developed them , and promoted them. He remained self confident and was not afraid to take risks. Over a long period of time Henry Ford slowly gained the characteristics and values ,which made him so successful. His innovative, conflict-free approach at life allowed him to brand his successful company that changed America forever. Henry Ford's invention of the automobile assembly line tremendously transformed the 20th century ,and continues to shape our world today. Ford used his abilities and talents to invent a product that will greatly affect our daily lives. Ford was a master innovator. By age 33 he invented the first quadricycle, a machine with four wheels that was controlled with a tilter. (3) A short two years later he persuaded a group of investors to support him ,to start a company manufacturing horseless carriages.(3) Henry Ford took a huge gamble. He was inexperienced in running a business. As a result, his first two companies failed. Therefore, Ford took even more risk. …show more content…
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. - Theodore Roosevelt (Surratt