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" I was an absolutely untalented designer. "

William Clay Ford, Jr.

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" Just think in terms of green energy and how much time, money, brain power and policy action has started to pour into green energy, and I think that's wonderful. We're going to need that same kind of effort towards global gridlock if we're going to keep the individual mobility that we all take for granted today. "

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" Whenever I'm at a party, people are always telling me either to get a new quarterback or make the Taurus back seat bigger. "

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" My father was a great business leader and humanitarian who dedicated his life to the company and the community. He also was a wonderful family man, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him, yet he will continue to inspire us all. "

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