“My worst job was packing animal feed in a warehouse in Gloucestershire when I was a student. It was a very strange environment. It was hung heavy with oat dust, the place was infested with mice, and everyone who worked there was over 60, and I was 18. It was crazy. Apologies to anyone who works in animal-feed packing industry and loves it.” JobsAnimalEnvironmentCrazyWorstStudentsStrangeIndustryAnd LoveHeavyDustApologyHungMicePackingWarehouse Author:Simon Pegg
“To the extent that the scientist's capacity for pursuing the truth depends upon costly apparatus, institutional collaboration and heavy capital investment by government or industry he is no longer his own master.” GovernmentMastersDependsIndustryCapacityScientistInvestmentHeavyCollaborationCapital Investment Book:The myth of the machine Source: The myth of the machine
“The captains of industry are not hunting money. America is heavy with it. They are seeking brains - specialized brains - and faithful, loyal service. Brains are needed to carry out the plans of those who furnish the capital.” AmericaBrainPlansIndustryNeededSeekingHeavyFaithfulHuntingLoyalCaptainsCaptains Of Industry Book:Succeeding With What You Have Source: Succeeding With What You Have
“There is nothing wrong with the planet. The planet is fine ... been here 4 1/2 billion years. We've been here, what, a 100,000 years, maybe 200,000. And we've only been engaged in heavy industry a little over 200 years. 200 years versus 4 1/2 billion. And we have the conceit to think that somehow we're a threat? The planet isn't going away. We are.” ThinkingYearsLittlesPlanetsFineIndustryThreatHeavyBillionsEngagedGoing AwayVersusConceit Author:George Carlin
“It's not easy to remember, but IBM was the computer industry when I was growing up. You loved 'em. You hated 'em. You knew what they were doing. They had set a standard for mainframes. They also set a standard for great sales focus and heavy product R & D.” RememberEasyGrowing UpFocusGrowingProductsIndustryComputerStandardsHeavyHatedEmsIbmGreat SalesMainframe Author:Bill Gates