Ferdinand Porsche quotes

Born
3 September 1875, Maffersdorf, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire

Died
30 January 1951.

Occupation
Automotive engineer.

Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian-German automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche car company.

Porsche….there is no substitute.
– Ferdinand Porsche

If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself.
– Ferdinand Porsche

I came into the world at the same time as the auto, if you will.
– Ferdinand Porsche

Change is easy. Improvement is far more difficult.
– Ferdinand Porsche

I couldn’t find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself.
– Ferdinand Porsche

In the beginning I looked around and, not finding the automobile of my dreams, decided to build it myself.
– Ferdinand Porsche

Good design should be honest.
– Ferdinand Porsche

The perfect racing car crosses the finish line first and subsequently falls into its component parts.
– Ferdinand Porsche

Design must be functional, and functionality must be translated into visual aesthetics without any reliance on gimmicks that have to be explained.
– Ferdinand Porsche

A formally harmonious product needs no decoration; it should be elevated through pure form.
– Ferdinand Porsche