Edison did not invent the first talking machine – he invented the first one that could be turned off.
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For most investors, performance is better achieved with a telescope than a microscope.
Invest a few moments in thinking. It will pay good interest.
The genius of investing is recognizing the direction of a trend – not catching highs and lows.
I don’t have to attend every argument I’m invited to.
The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular? (Associate of radio pioneer David Sarnoff, 1920s)
The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a ‘C,’ the idea must be feasible. (Response of a Yale professor, shown Fred Smith’s early vision of Federal Express)
Very interesting, Whittle, my boy, but it will never work. (Response of Cambridge aeronautical engineering professor, shown Frank Whittle’s plan for a jet engine)
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If you can’t get out of it, get into it.
