I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

The harder you work, the luckier you are, and I worked like hell.

If Lincoln were alive today, he'd be turning over in his grave.

I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.

He'd learned long ago: perfection isn't what families are all about.