25-Jun-2005, 01:38 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Hougang - Singapore
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Never look down on someone with a new Idea....
Hi Folks, just thought I would share some very interesting quotes by people who thought they knew everything. 
Just goes to show how close minded humans can sometimes be..... 
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Originally Posted by The Telephone
"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." -- Western Union internal memo, 1876.
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Originally Posted by The Radio
"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.
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Originally Posted by About Federal Express
"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.)
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LOL.... just imagine how stupid the Prof must have felt....
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Originally Posted by Clark Gable won numerous Oscars for his Performance in Gone with the wind
"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper." -- Gary Cooper, on his decision to not take the leading role in "Gone With The Wind."
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Originally Posted by About Famous Amos Cookies
"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 [Famous Amos Cookies].
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Last edited by David™ : 25-Jun-2005 at 01:48 AM.
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