"Upon hearing his brother's idea to add sound to movies, Warner Bros. Founder Harry Warner quipped, "Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" Trillions of dollars later the answer is obvious, we do."
Studio di produzione cinematografica
· Burbank, Los Angeles County, Stati Uniti
9.1"Too often, communication is used to shoot down innovation. 2 weeks prior to Sputnik's launch, Sir Harold Jones proclaimed, "Space travel is bunk." He never saw the movie Apollo 13 debunking him."
Musei di scienze
· Washington, Stati Uniti
9.2"Reading Robert Goddard's rocket plan, the New York Times wrote, "He only seems to lack the knowledge ladled out daily in high schools." Now, his rocket is kind of a big deal in high school science."
Università
· Worcester, Stati Uniti
"On Oct 27 1929 economist Irving Fisher said, "Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." The US market dropped 35% the next 2 days proving it is what you say, not just how."
Università
· New Haven, Stati Uniti
"The Boston Post in 1865,"It is only righteous that Joshua Coppersmiths, who has tried to find investors to finance the development of a so-called telephone, is arrested for fraud!"Phones!What a fraud!"
Ufficio
· Boston, Stati Uniti
"During her 2009 acceptance speech for VMAs Best Female Video, Taylor Swift had her mic snatched by Kanye West. West then ranted that Beyonce was more worthy. Lesson: Always listen more than you speak."
Sala concerti
· New York, Stati Uniti
9.3