Henry Royce Quotes

“Strive for perfection in everything. Take the best that exists and make it better. If it doesn't exist, create it. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough.”

“The quality will remain when the price is forgotten.”

“Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble.”

“Strive for perfection in everything you do.”

“Take the best that exists and make it better.”

“When it does not exist, design it.”

“Accept nothing nearly right or good enough.”

“I have only one regret … that I have not worked harder.”

“I always had a sort of feeling that I should prefer to be selling English instead of foreign goods. I could distinctly notice a growing desire on the part of my clients to purchase English-made cars. Yet I could not come across any English-made car that I really liked. Eventually, I was fortunate enough to make the acquaintance of Mr. Royce, and in him, I found the man I had been looking for for years.”

“Henry Royce's life followed a truly extraordinary arc. From impoverished origins and with minimal formal education, he became a giant of 20th Century engineering and innovation, responsible for designs and technology that helped shape the world we live in now. But this classic rags-to-riches tale belies the complexity of the man, and understates the many challenges he faced during his remarkable life.”

“Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it.”

“Perfection lies in small things, but perfection is no small thing.”

“He came, he rode, and he was conquered. To his amazement, he found that the car had a smoothness and a quite phenomenal degree of silence.”

“Sir Henry himself lived out this maxim in every aspect of his personal and professional life. His challenge still informs and inspires everything we do. It serves as a constant reminder that perfection is a moving target: it is never 'done'.”