I have been highly motivated by certain quotes from famous and not so famous people, from time to time. I have been in a persistent search since a teenager to find quotes befitting different facets, emotions and situations in life.
This unending pursuit brought me to some interesting quotes by important people and publications of their times. What makes their quotes amusing is the fact that if they are apprised on their haughty citations of the past, today, these will stare bluntly in their faces.
I have listed few of such quotes that I found hopelessly untrue for the day. I also thought of decking it up with a picture of one of these famous personalities. I could not find some one more apt and appealing that Mr. Bill Gates. Do read his mention.
"The information superhighway is a dirt road that won't be paved over until 2025."
- Sumner Redstone, CEO of Viacom/Blockbuster.
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"
- H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
- IBM chairman Thomas Watson, 1943
"640k ought to be enough for anybody."
- Bill Gates, 1981
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
- Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
"A rocket will never be able to leave the earth's atmosphere."
-The New York Times, 1936
"There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom."
- Nobel Prize-winning physicist Robert Milliken, 1923
"Television won't last because people will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night."
- Producer Darryl Zanuck, 20th Century Fox, 1946
"Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."
- Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre.
"You ain't going nowhere, son. You ought to go back to driving a truck."
- The Grand Ole Opry's Jim Denny to Elvis Presley, 1954
"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 student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. Smith went on to found Federal Express.
"Radio has no future." "X-rays are clearly a hoax". "The aeroplane is scientifically impossible."
- Royal Society president Lord Kelvin, 1897-9
This unending pursuit brought me to some interesting quotes by important people and publications of their times. What makes their quotes amusing is the fact that if they are apprised on their haughty citations of the past, today, these will stare bluntly in their faces.
I have listed few of such quotes that I found hopelessly untrue for the day. I also thought of decking it up with a picture of one of these famous personalities. I could not find some one more apt and appealing that Mr. Bill Gates. Do read his mention.
"The information superhighway is a dirt road that won't be paved over until 2025."
- Sumner Redstone, CEO of Viacom/Blockbuster.
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"
- H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
- IBM chairman Thomas Watson, 1943
"640k ought to be enough for anybody."
- Bill Gates, 1981
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
- Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
"A rocket will never be able to leave the earth's atmosphere."
-The New York Times, 1936
"There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom."
- Nobel Prize-winning physicist Robert Milliken, 1923
"Television won't last because people will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night."
- Producer Darryl Zanuck, 20th Century Fox, 1946
"Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."
- Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre.
"You ain't going nowhere, son. You ought to go back to driving a truck."
- The Grand Ole Opry's Jim Denny to Elvis Presley, 1954
"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 student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. Smith went on to found Federal Express.
"Radio has no future." "X-rays are clearly a hoax". "The aeroplane is scientifically impossible."
- Royal Society president Lord Kelvin, 1897-9
Source: http://www.freemaninstitute.com/quotes.htm
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