Wise people... Are so wise and practical that they always know to a… — Henry Ford · Skopia

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Autobiography and memoir

Wise people... Are so wise and practical that they always know to a dot just why something cannot be done; they always know the limitations.

1922

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Thinking outside the box Thinking big Innovation Creativity

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Autobiography and memoir

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Ford, Henry and Samuel Crowther. My Life and Work. Doubleday, 1922, ch. 1.

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