Top Ten All-Time Stupid Quotes
Explore a collection of historical quotes demonstrating misguided predictions and beliefs, from dismissing the need for computers to doubting the significance of inventions like the telephone and moon landing. Reflect on the impact of self-paradigms and paradigms of others as discussed in the text, highlighting how perspectives can influence thoughts and actions.
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The Top-Ten All Time Stupid Quotes
#10 There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home. ~Kenneth Olsen, President of Digital Equipment Corp, 1977
#9 Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value. ~Marshal Ferdinand Foch, French military strategist, 1911
#8 [Man will never reach the moon] regardless of all future scientific advances. ~Dr. Lee DeForest, Inventor of the audion tube, 1967
#7 [Television] won t be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night. ~Darryl Zanuck, Head of 20th Century Fox, 1946
#6 We don t like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out. ~DECCA Records rejecting The Beatles, 1962
#5 For the majority of people, the use of tobacco has a beneficial effect. ~Dr. Ian MacDonald, Los Angeles Surgeon General, 1969
#4 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
#3 The earth is the center of the universe. ~Ptolemy, The great Egyptian astronomer, 2 A.D.
#2 Nothing of importance happened today. ~King George of England, July 4, 1776
And the #1All-time Stupid Quote: Everything that can be invented has been invented. ~Charles Duell, U.S. Commissioner of patents, 1899
Discussion Questions Read Paradigm of Self (p.13-16) According to the text, what are some self-paradigms? Read Paradigm of Others (p.16-18) According to the text, how does your paradigm of others affect your thinking? Read Paradigms of Life (p.18-23) According to the text, what are some examples of centers ? Are they positive or negative? Read Principle-Centered: The Real Thing (p. 24- 27) Discuss how being principle-centered is positive.
