Right again, Henry.

henry_ford.jpgIf you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.


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Flamingo Dancer
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I think I can, I think I can...hang on that was a train not a model T. But Henry was right about that one. Old Sister Mary Beatthemtoapulp, used to say that if you aimied high in life then you could always comes down a little, but if you aimed low, you would never go up...one lesson I agree with!
Snowy
Now you tell me!
Flamingo Dancer
I have always tried to maintain an aimless state! I think I have succeeded fairly well,
Emjay
LOL. Now which is it today.....

True!
Libertine
I think this quote is rather facile and simplistic

I've tried things I thought I'd not be able to do, and was pleasantly surprised. The reverse is also true, there are thing I've thought I'd be good at...and wasn't.

Ford is guilty of black and white thinking with this quote.
Indiana
To me it seems the quote is more about believing in yourself rather then believing in how well you can do something. If you believe in yourself you can accomplish anything, you may not be the best at it or even good at it but you can still accomplish it.

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"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. To be your own man is hard business. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.": Rudyard Kipling - (1865-1936)

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