“The greatest Electrical Pioneer of them all was Thomas Edison Edison's first major invention, in 1877, was the phonograph, which could soon be found in thousands of American homes, where it basically sat until 1923, when the record was invented.” FirstsHomeFoundRecordsMajorsMajorityInventionSatPioneersElectricalPhonograph Author:Dave Barry
“Established species are evolving so slowly that major transitions between genera and higher taxa must be occurring within small rapidly evolving populations that leave NO LEGIBLE FOSSIL RECORD.” RecordsHigherMajorsSpeciesPopulationEvolveTransitionFossils Author:Steven M. Stanley
“No major institution in the US has so poor a record of performance over so long a period as the Federal Reserve, yet so high a public reputation.” LongPoorRecordsPeriodsMajorsPerformancesInstitutionsReputationReservesFederal Reserve Author:Milton Friedman
“The record of the rocks contains very little, other than bacteria and one-celled plants until, about a billion years ago, after some three billion years of invisible progress, a major breakthrough occurred. The first many-celled creatures appeared on earth.” YearsFirstsLittlesEarthThreeRecordsProgressRocksCreaturesMajorsYears AgoPlantBillionsInvisibleBreakthroughBacteria Author:Robert Jastrow
“I kept careful record of the impact of religion on the election in my county. The religious issue permeated every meeting I conducted. It influenced Republicans and Democrats alike. Ministers preached politics publicly and churches distributed the most vicious electioneering materials. Practically no one I met escaped the pressure of this overriding problem and both parties were ultimately forced to make their major calculations with the religious question a foremost consideration.” ProblemChurchReligiousPartyIssuesRecordsAtheismMaterialsRepublicanMetsMajorsPressureElectionImpactMeetingsDemocratCarefulMinistersConsiderationViciousCalculationsCounty Author:James A. Michener
“The New Finance focused on the market's major systematic mistake. In failing to appreciate the strength of competitive forces in a market economy, it over estimates the length of the short run. In doing so, it overreacts to records of success and failure for individual companies, driving the prices of successful firms too high and their unsuccessful counterparts too low.” RunningIndividualForceMistakeCompanyEconomySuccessfulRecordsFailingMajorsLowsAppreciateFocusedDrivingFinanceFirmLengthSuccess And FailureSystematicUnsuccessfulCounterpartsMarket Economy Author:Robert Haugen
“I was offered seven deals from seven different major labels between 2009-2011, and to be quite honest... nowadays, you need a hit record, a great radio team, an amazing PR firm, social media, a big budget, a team that is ready to work extremely hard, and the drive and passion to win!” NeedsDifferentHardBigsPassionWinningSocialDealsRecordsTeamHonestMediaReadyMajorsSevenRadioSocial MediaLabelsBudgetsFirmDrive And Passion Author:Ashanti
“Sometimes, people forget my record of fiscal conservatism on major issues in the state legislature. The greatest example is my voting against the pension borrowing scheme in 1997.” PeopleSometimesStatesForgetIssuesRecordsExampleMajorsVotingSchemesConservatismLegislatureBorrowingPensionState Legislatures Author:Leonard Lance
“Promoting a record on a major label is like running a minor military campaign.” RunningRecordsMilitaryMajorsCampaignsLabelsMinorsPromoting Author:Robyn Hitchcock
“Probably the most dramatic change in pitching I've observed in my years in baseball has been the disappearance of the knockdown or brushback pitch. This is why record numbers of home runs are flying out of ballparks, why earned run averages are soaring, and why there are so few twenty game winners in the majors.” YearsHas BeensHomeRunningGamesNumbersRecordsMajorsBaseballTwentiesAverageFlyingWinnerDramaticSoarPitchingHome RunDisappearanceBallparksDramatic Change Author:Frank Robinson
“In the past, people were going to record stores and buying albums or CDs. And the label was exposing their artist as much as possible and maybe getting them picked up by a major. Now I tell people to cut a good tune and have it up in the marketplace the next day. You better be prepared to give it away, and people will come pay to see you.” PeopleGivingPastArtistNextPayRecordsCuttingMajorsPreparedAlbumsStoresLabelsBuyingTunesBe PreparedNext DayMarketplaceCdsExposingRecord Stores Author:Chuck D
“You gotta' sell a million records before you talk about getting paid at a major [label].” MillionsRecordsMajorsPaidSellsLabels Author:Betty Wright
“Rivalries don't necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with Butch Reynolds for many years. I won all the races, but Butch was the world record holder before I came into the sport, he was extremely talented and he was the only other man running 43 seconds.” MenWorldYearsMeanRunningSportsRaceRecordsMajorsSecondsChampionshipRivalryWorld Records Author:Michael Johnson
“I'm selling more records on my own than I did on major labels.” My OwnRecordsMajorsSellingLabelsSelling More Author:Aimee Mann
“I've had a very different career than a lot of other musicians. I went through the major labels. I was signed to two major labels and bands. I've toured with Aerosmith, and I've had records on the charts, songs in the movies. If you had checklist of things a person wants to accomplish in music...I've done a lot. And I don't mean that in an egotistical way; I never take it for granted. But you can't think outside the box unless you know what's in the box.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayWantMeanPersonsTwoDifferentDoneSongCareersRecordsBandMajorsMusicianBoxesAccomplishGrantedLabelsEgotisticalOutside The BoxThink Outside The BoxChecklistsAerosmith Author:Michael Angelo Batio
“I stay patient. I don't go out there and try to set a course record. That's probably one of my strengths and one reason I've been able to win major championships.” TryingReasonAbleCoursesWinningRecordsMajorsPatientChampionship Author:Annika Sorenstam
“There are major challenges, when it comes to making a film in the Arctic. When you're filming wildlife and that wildlife doesn't necessarily take direction, you can spend a lot of time waiting, where you're debating whether or not you should press the record button because it costs a lot of money.” ShouldFilmWaitingChallengesRecordsCostMajorsPressesLots Of MoneyButtonsWildlifeArctic Author:Greg MacGillivray
“The majors, they have to control the distribution, the record outlets, the radio and, in some cases, even the venues. And downloading and pirating have also put pressure on the majors.” CasesRecordsMajorsPressureRadioDistributionOutletsVenuesRecord Labels Author:Roy Ayers
“I want the new band to work together for a while, and when we're ready we'll invite every major record company to see us.” WantTogetherCompanyRecordsReadyBandMajorsWorking TogetherInvitesRecord Companies Author:Tommy Bolin
“About 1990 there was a huge shakeup in the music industry and the 6 major record companies fired all the music people and hired business graduates to take over the spots. So the music became not as important. What really became important was the bottom line, how much money you could make.” PeopleImportantLinesCompanyRecordsHugeIndustryMajorsMusic IsBottomSpotsGraduatesBottom LineMusic IndustryRecord Companies Author:Geoff Tate