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The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be feasible. read more
The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be feasible. -- A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.).
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and read more
A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make. -- Response to Debbi Fields' idea of starting Mrs. Fields' Cookies.
Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. -- Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.
Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. -- Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.
Who the hell wants to hear actors talk? -- H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.
Who the hell wants to hear actors talk? -- H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.
I must end it. There's no hope left. I'll be at peace. No one had anything to do with this. read more
I must end it. There's no hope left. I'll be at peace. No one had anything to do with this. My decision totally.
I do not know what I seem to the world, but to myself I appear to have been like a read more
I do not know what I seem to the world, but to myself I appear to have been like a boy playing upon the seashore and diverting myself and then finding a smoother pebble or prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay before me all undiscovered.
All my possessions for a moment of time.
All my possessions for a moment of time.
The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon. read more
The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon. -- Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873.
