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en.wikiquote.com de.wikiquote.com Erfolg besteht darin, dass man genau die Faehigkeiten hat, die im Moment gefragt sind. (Henry Ford) Fortwaehrend hinter angenehmen Erwartungen schleichen die unangenehmen Moeglichkeiten.(Wilhelm Busch) Wie ihr wisst, nimmt die Entropie und damit das Chaos im Universum staendig zu. Ihr seht: Die Zeit arbeitet fuer uns. (Lord Arioch) Es gibt Menschen, die geizen mit ihrem Verstand wie andere mit ihrem Geld. (Wilhelm Busch) Wer fuer alles offen ist, kann nicht ganz dicht sein. (Christian Wallner) Schmerz ist unsere einzige Verbindung zur Realitaet. (Joseph Conrad) Mit Geld kann man sich viele Freunde kaufen, aber selten ist einer seinen Preis wert. (Josephine Baker) Kein Mensch ist so beschaeftigt, dass er nicht die Zeit hat, ueberall zu erzaehlen, wie beschaeftigt er ist. (Robert Lemke) Achte auf deine Gedanken - sie sind der Anfang deiner Taten. (aus China) Ueberlegen macht ueberlegen. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) Der Mensch erfand die Atombombe, doch keine Maus der Welt w\222rde eine Mausefa lle konstruieren. (Albert Einstein) Der Horizont vieler Menschen ist ein Kreis mit Radius Null - und das nennen sie ihren Standpunkt. (Albert Einstein) Mache die Dinge so einfach wie moeglich-aber nicht einfacher. (Albert Einstein) Je weniger Ahnung jemand hat, desto mehr Spektakel macht er und ein desto hoeheres Gehalt verlangt er. (Mark Twain) Wir moegen die Menschen, die frisch heraus sagen, was sie denken - falls sie das Gleiche denken wie wir. (Mark Twain) Enttaeuscht vom Affen, schuf Gott den Menschen. Danach verzichtete er auf weitere Experimente. (Mark Twain) Was braucht man, um erfolgreich zu sein? Unwissenheit und Selbstvertrauen. (Mark Twain) Wer immer das tut was er schon kann, bleibt immer das was er schon ist. (Henry Ford) Nur der Wahnsinnige ist sich absolut sicher! (Robert Anton Wilson) Je mehr Leute es sind, die eine Sache glauben, desto groesser ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass die Ansicht falsch ist. Menschen, die Recht haben, stehen meistens allein. Watch what you say today, the unbelievable does happen.... Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons. Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949 I think there is a world market for maybe five computers. Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943 I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year. The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957 But what ... is it good for? Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip. There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home. Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977 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 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 Who the hell wants to hear actors talk? H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927 We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out. Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962 Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895 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 on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M "Post-It" Notepads So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've got this amazing thing, even built with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us? Or we' ll give it to you. We just want to do it. Pay our salary, we'll come work for you.' And they said, 'No.' So then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said, 'Hey, we don't need you. You haven't got through college yet.' Apple Computer Inc. founder Steve Jobs on attempts to get Atari and H-P interested in his and Steve Wozniak's personal computer Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy Drillers who Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist to his project to drill for oil in 1859 Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value. Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre Everything that can be invented has been invented. Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899 640K ought to be enough for anybody. Bill Gates, 1981