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bluegreen17) wrote2004-04-03 09:08 am
bluegreen17) wrote2004-04-03 09:08 am
it can't be done
here i am shamelessly stealing stuff again from rob breszny's free will astrology newsletter to share with y'all:
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."
- Charles H. Duell, Director of US Patent Office, 1899
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"
- Harry M. Warner, Warner Bros Pictures, 1927
"There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom."
- Robert Miliham, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923
"Heavier than air flying machines are impossible."
- Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, 1895
"The horse is here today, but the automobile is only a novelty - a fad."
- President of Michigan Savings Bank advising against investing in the Ford Motor Company
"Video won't be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night."
- Daryl F. Zanuck, 20th Century Fox, commenting on television in 1946
"Space travel is utter bilge."
- Sir Richard van der Riet Wooley, The Astronomer Royal (1956)
"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
- Dionysius Lardner, English scientist (1793-1859)
"While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially it is an impossibility."
- Lee DeForest, American inventor (1873-1961)
"Guitar music is on the way out."
- Decca Records turning down the Beatles, 1962.
"If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this."
- Spencer Silver, originator of Post-It Notepads.
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."
- Charles H. Duell, Director of US Patent Office, 1899
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"
- Harry M. Warner, Warner Bros Pictures, 1927
"There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom."
- Robert Miliham, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923
"Heavier than air flying machines are impossible."
- Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, 1895
"The horse is here today, but the automobile is only a novelty - a fad."
- President of Michigan Savings Bank advising against investing in the Ford Motor Company
"Video won't be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night."
- Daryl F. Zanuck, 20th Century Fox, commenting on television in 1946
"Space travel is utter bilge."
- Sir Richard van der Riet Wooley, The Astronomer Royal (1956)
"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
- Dionysius Lardner, English scientist (1793-1859)
"While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially it is an impossibility."
- Lee DeForest, American inventor (1873-1961)
"Guitar music is on the way out."
- Decca Records turning down the Beatles, 1962.
"If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this."
- Spencer Silver, originator of Post-It Notepads.