Maxioms Pet

X

Famous last words

Share to:

Famous Last Words Quotes ( 1 - 10 of 61 )

  ( comments )
  20  /  27  

The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular? read more

The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular? -- David Sarnoff's associates in response to his urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920s.

by Unknown Found in: Famous last words Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  25  /  35  

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.).

by Unknown Found in: Famous last words Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  24  /  27  

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.

by Unknown Found in: Famous last words Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  20  /  19  

We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out. -- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, read more

We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out. -- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.

by Unknown Found in: Famous last words Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  31  /  30  

Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a read more

Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools. -- 1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.

by Unknown Found in: Famous last words Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  35  /  39  

You want to have consistent and uniform muscle development across all of your muscles? It can't be done. It's just read more

You want to have consistent and uniform muscle development across all of your muscles? It can't be done. It's just a fact of life. You just have to accept inconsistent muscle development as an unalterable condition of weight training. -- Response to Arthur Jones, who solved the unsolvable problem by inventing Nautilus.

by Unknown Found in: Famous last words Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  21  /  31  

Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy. -- Drillers whom Edwin read more

Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy. -- Drillers whom Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist in his project to drill for oil in 1859.

by Unknown Found in: Famous last words Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  21  /  27  

Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt?

Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt?

  ( comments )
  21  /  38  

I must go in, the fog is rising.

I must go in, the fog is rising.

  ( comments )
  35  /  33  

Thomas Jefferson still survives.

Thomas Jefferson still survives.

by John Adams Found in: Famous last words Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet