Charles F. Kettering

A man must have a certain amount of intelligent ignorance to get anywhere.

Charles F. Kettering

Action without intelligence is a form of insanity, but intelligence without action is the greatest form of stupidity in the world.

Charles F. Kettering

Every father should remember one day his son will follow his example, not his advice.

Charles F. Kettering

I am interested in the future because I expect to spend the rest of my life in the future.

Charles F. Kettering

I am not interested in the past. I am interested in the future, for that is where I expect to spend the rest of my life.

Charles F. Kettering

I’ve never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.

Charles F. Kettering

It doesn’t matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.

Charles F. Kettering

It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in the world.

Charles F. Kettering

It is the ‘follow through’ that makes the great difference between ultimate success and failure, because it is so easy to stop.

Charles F. Kettering

Logic is an organized way to go wrong with confidence. We should all know by now that a logical course is not always the right one.

Charles F. Kettering