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If I'd listened to customers, I'd have given them a faster horse.

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Henry Ford
Age: 83 †
Born: 1863
Born: July 30
Died: 1947
Died: April 7
Business Magnate
Engineer
Entrepreneur
Industrialist
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Journalist
Peace Activist
Politician
Racing Automobile Driver
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Dearborn
Michigan
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Customers
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