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John M. Ford

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JOHN M. FORD Titles of honour add not to his worth, Who is himself an honour of his titles.
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JOHN M. SHEEHAN I love Russia because Russia gave me you.
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AL FORD I've been dancing all my life. I even won a contest at the Apollo Theatre in 1968.
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AL FORD They're in my league, I've seen them for four years, and they're special kids. You don't wake up one...
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FORD FRICK I'd hate this to get out but I really like opera.
FORD FRICK Keep all your personalities out of your work. Forget and forgive.
FORD FRICK Keep your eye on the ball.
FORD FRICK Never charge a player and, above all, no pointing your finger or yelling.
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FORD FRICK Keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound.
FORD FRICK Avoid sarcasm. Don't insist on the last word.
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BETTY FORD Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.
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FORD MADDOX I was making a film called The White Tower at the foot of Mont Blanc - the one thing I learned from ...
GLENN FORD I'm quite curious and excited about seeing a new script for 'Blade Runner.' If, in fact,...
HARRISON FORD The set for 'Blade Runner' was maybe the hardest set I've ever worked on because I think...
HARRISON FORD Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays you...
HENRY FORD Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families.
LEIGHTON FORD I will build a car for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough...
HENRY FORD When Henry Ford decided to produce his famous V-8 motor, he chose to build an engine with the entire...
HENRY FORD I had my chance.' He said it, retiring from a lifetime of wanting. 'I had my chance, and sometimes i...
JAMIE FORD She learned to say things with her eyes that others waste time putting into words
COREY FORD The world men inhabit is rather bleak. It is a world full of doubt and confusion, where vulnerabilit...
ANNA FORD The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do to more for the bettermen...
HENRY FORD Money is like an arm or leg -- use it or lose it.
HENRY FORD The high wage begins down in the shop. If it is not created there it cannot get into pay envelopes. ...
HENRY FORD