Henry J. Kaiser

Henry John Kaiser (8 May 1882 – 24 August 1967) was an American industrialist who became known as the father of modern American shipbuilding.

Quotes

 * Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition — in having to put forth the best within you.
 * "How to Capture Life's Greatest Values" in Reader's Digest, Vol. 56 (January 1950), p. 18


 * Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
 * Quoted in The Congressional Record, August 24, 1967

Quotes about Kaiser

 * Henry J. Kaiser was genius at ship production. By 1944, among other accomplishments, he had his Vancouver yard launching an escort carrier each week.
 * C.L. Sulzberger, The American Heritage Picture History of World War II (1966), p. 205