Harold Shapiro, one time president of Princeton University,
said at a commencement address, “When 10,000 experiments with the storage
battery failed to produce results Thomas Edison said, ‘I have not failed. I
have just found 10,000 ways that won’t work’.”
Babe Ruth struck out twice as often as he hit a homerun.
“Between 1305 and the early 1800’s. the House of Taxis ran a form of pony express service all over Europe…. Its couriers clad in blue and silver uniforms, crisscrossed the continent carrying messages between princes and generals, merchants and money lenders.” –Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave We may think we are the first generation consumed by rapid communication but we are not. Throughout our history it has been a priority. Of course, now in the 21 st century we must ask: are we better or worse for it?
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