“On behalf of the newspaper industry I wish to announce some changes we're making to serve you better. When I say 'serve you better,'' I mean 'increase our profits.' We newspapers are very big on profits these days. We're a business, just like any other business, except that we employ English majors.” MeanBigsWishIndustryMajorsIncreaseProfitNewspapersThese DaysBehalfEnglish Major Author:Dave Barry
“Well, the first thing I had to do was to read a lot. First of all, about education... and looking at education from the Middle Ages right through to the 20th Century. The second major area was country life in the 19th Century, which I don't know much about these days.” KnowsFirstsWellsCountryAgeMiddleCenturyMajorsAreasThese Days20th CenturyMiddle Ages19th CenturyCountry Life Author:Michael Haneke
“My record producer [David Kahne] said the major record labels these days are like dinosaurs sitting around discussing the asteroid. They know it's going to hit. They don't know when, they don't know where it's coming from. But it's sort of hit already. With iTunes, and all of that.” KnowsSaidRecordsMajorsSittingProducersLabelsThese DaysDinosaursDiscussingSitting AroundRecord LabelsAsteroidsItunes Author:Paul McCartney
“For all the sophistication of GPS, there still remain numerous problems with their use. The most obvious problem in this context is the problem of landmines. For example, when the French troops went into Kosovo they were told that they were going to enter in half-tracks, over the open fields. But their leaders had forgotten about the landmines. And this was a major problem because, these days, landmines are no longer localized.” StillsUseProblemHalfLeaderExampleFieldsMajorsForgottenTrackObviousThese DaysTroopsSophisticationMajor ProblemsKosovoGpsLandminesOpen Fields Author:Paul Virilio