Harvey S. Firestone Quotes

• Success is the sum of details.

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• You get the best out of others when you get the best out of yourself.

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• Thought, not money, is the real business capital.

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• The way of the pioneer is always rough.

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• The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.

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• The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

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• Our company is built on people – those who work for us, and those we do business with.

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• It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.

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• 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.

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• I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business.

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• Capital isn’t that important in business. Experience isn’t that important. You can get both of these things. What is important is ideas.

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• 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.

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Harvey S. Firestone (12)

Birth:	20th December, 1868
Death:	7th February, 1938
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Businessman

About

Harvey Samuel Firestone was born in Columbiana, Ohio, USA. He  was an American businessman and the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile tires. In 1926 he published a book, Men and Rubber: The Story of Business. Firestone, Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison were generally considered the three leaders in American industry at the time, and often worked and vacationed together. In 1974, he was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame. The main library of Princeton University is named Firestone Library in his honor.

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