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# William S. Knudsen

(1879–1948)   Executive

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William S. Knudsen was an executive.

## Quick Facts About William S. Knudsen

Born March 25, 1879

Died April 27, 1948

Profession Executive

## About William S. Knudsen

William Signius Knudsen was a Danish-American automotive industry executive and an American general during World War II.

##  Quotes by William S. Knudsen

> [The young man who has the combination of the learning of books with the learning which comes of doing things with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-knudsen/the-young-man-who-has-the-combination-of-the-learning-of-books-with/)

William S. Knudsen

[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

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> [Experience is knowing a lot of things you shouldnt do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-knudsen/experience-is-knowing-a-lot-of-things-you-shouldnt-do/)

William S. Knudsen

[Experience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/experience/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ed/william-s-knudsen-66784_experience_experience-is-knowing-a-lot-of-things-yo_747775.png)

> [The genius of America is production; and a large percentage of our productive enterprises are headed by men who have come up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-knudsen/the-genius-of-america-is-production-and-a-large-percentage-of-our/)

William S. Knudsen

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/135/william-s-knudsen-66784_america_the-genius-of-america-is-production-and_2201115.png)

> [A big corporation is more or less blamed for being big; it is only big because it gives service. If it doesn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-s-knudsen/a-big-corporation-is-more-or-less-blamed-for-being-big-it-is-only-big/)

William S. Knudsen

[Big corporations](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-corporations/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c1/william-s-knudsen-66784_big-corporations_a-big-corporation-is-more-or-less-blamed_3210945.png)

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