“Basic research is not the same as development. A crash programme for the latter may be successful; but for the former it is like trying to make nine women pregnant at once in the hope of getting a baby in a month's time.” TryingMaySuccessfulBabyMonthsDevelopmentResearchNineFormerBeing SuccessfulLatterStatisticsPregnantCrashProgrammesBasic Research Author:Richard Doll
“Have you ever had a big idea or dream - something you wanted so bad ... but you were too scared to make it happen, or maybe you didn't really believe it could? Think of how often you've had someone you looked up to or viewed as successful - shoot one of your suggestions full of holes. Ideas and babies have a lot in common - they require a lot of nourishment to survive. A new idea, regardless of its size, may not be able to withstand a beating when you first give it birth.” ThinkingGivingFirstsBelieveMayIdeasDreamBigsHappensAbleWantedCommonSuccessfulBabyBirthSizeScaredHolesNew IdeasSuggestionsNourishmentMake It HappenBig Ideas Author:Bob Proctor
“Twenty-eight years ago, I created my first game on an Apple II in my bedroom closet at a time when the interactive entertainment industry was taking its first baby steps. Today the games business has grown to a multi-billion dollar industry and we are just at the tip of the iceberg. I'm thrilled to have been a part of this successful journey and I'm extremely honored by the Academy's Hall of Fame induction.” YearsFirstsHas BeensTodayGamesStepsSuccessfulJourneyBabyIndustryFameYears AgoTwentiesDollarsEntertainmentEightBillionsApplesHallsBedroomClosetsHonoredAcademyEntertainment IndustryHall Of FameIcebergInteractiveBaby StepsTip Of The IcebergFirst Baby Author:Richard Garriott
“I don't consider success doing a show for 30 years; I'm sorry. To me, you're successful when you graduate from something. I did a series, I did a talk show, I did movies, I replaced Mickey Rooney [on Broadway] in "Sugar Babies." You understand?” YearsShowsSuccessSuccessfulBabySeriesSorrySugarGraduatesReplacedI'm SorryBroadwayTalk ShowsMickeyRooney Author:Joey Bishop
“And I was very successful at baby photography... Strange isn't it? Because some of my portraits of babies were - I used dramatic lighting, shadow lighting, and I didn't use flash. We didn't have flash in those days, we just had floodlights, and I was photographing babies as I would an object - an inanimate object, for that matter.” MatterUseUsedSuccessfulObjectsStrangeBabyPhotographyShadowDramaticFlashPortraitsLightingInanimate Objects Author:Julius Shulman