--- title: "3 Live in the present Quotes By Henry Ford" description: "3 Live in the present quotes by Henry Ford. Plus more from Henry Ford and more Live in the present sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/henry-ford-492_bunk_i-don-t-know-much-about-history-and-i-wo_1281226.jpg" --- > [I don’t know much about history, and I wouldn’t give a nickel for all the history in the world. It means nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/i-don-t-know-much-about-history-and-i-wouldn-t-give-a-nickel-for-all/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/henry-ford-492_bunk_i-don-t-know-much-about-history-and-i-wo_1281226.jpg) > [I don't know much about history, and I wouldn't give a nickel for all the history in the world. History is more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/i-don-t-know-much-about-history-and-i-wouldn-t-give-a-nickel-for-all-2/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/henry-ford-492_history_i-don-t-know-much-about-history-and-i-wo_1929510.jpg) > [We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/we-don-t-want-tradition-we-want-to-live-in-the-present-and-the-only/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09a/henry-ford-492_culture_we-don-t-want-tradition-we-want-to-live_2015884.png) ## Other authors on Live in the present - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nhat-hanh-70939.jpg) Nhat Hanh 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-in-the-present/nhat-hanh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-in-the-present/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-ludwig-wittgenstein-61873.jpg) Ludwig Wittgenstein 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-in-the-present/ludwig-wittgenstein/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-in-the-present/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rajneesh-77002.jpg) Rajneesh 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-in-the-present/rajneesh/) ## More by Henry Ford > [Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/enthusiasm-is-the-yeast-that-makes-your-hopes-shine-to-the-stars/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [These men of many nations must be taught American ways, the English language, and the right way to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/these-men-of-many-nations-must-be-taught-american-ways-the-english/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [People are as happy as they choose to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/people-are-as-happy-as-they-choose-to-be/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [Those who stop marketing to save money are like those who stop a clock to save time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/those-who-stop-marketing-to-save-money-are-like-those-who-stop-a/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/quality-means-doing-it-right-when-no-one-is-looking/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [A man's college and university degrees mean nothing to me until I see what he is able to do with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/a-man-s-college-and-university-degrees-mean-nothing-to-me-until-i-see/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [Don't find the fault, find the remedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/don-t-find-the-fault-find-the-remedy/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [A customer votes everyday with his dollar. Our job is make sure he votes for us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/a-customer-votes-everyday-with-his-dollar-our-job-is-make-sure-he/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [Our clothing, our food, our household furnishings - all could be much simpler than they now are and at the same time be better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/our-clothing-our-food-our-household-furnishings-all-could-be-much/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [The time is coming when man will be able to determine the length of his lifespan by controlling his diet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/the-time-is-coming-when-man-will-be-able-to-determine-the-length-of/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do. It's simple, fantasize, rehearse, then go out into the world and DO IT!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/you-can-t-build-a-reputation-on-what-you-re-going-to-do-it-s-simple/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/there-is-no-man-living-that-can-not-do-more-than-he-thinks-he-can/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [Without doubt, Thomas Edison is my greatest contemporary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/without-doubt-thomas-edison-is-my-greatest-contemporary/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [As long as we look to legislation to cure poverty or to abolish special privilege we are going to see poverty and special privilege…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/as-long-as-we-look-to-legislation-to-cure-poverty-or-to-abolish/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) > [The time will come when man will know even what is going on in the other planets and perhaps be able to visit them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/the-time-will-come-when-man-will-know-even-what-is-going-on-in-the/) [Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-in-the-present/henry-ford/#itemlist", "name": "3 Live in the present Quotes By Henry Ford", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don’t know much about history, and I wouldn’t give a nickel for all the history in the world. 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