Diary quote The man with a new idea is a crank, until the idea succeeds! What do you think?

Question

Sorry pet.... the man or woman.

Answer 1

Hi so true its scary Hugs

Answer 2

And sometimes despite the success.

Answer 3

gone fishing''

Answer 4

Let's be glad Franklin, Edison, Whitney, et al....Were "Cranks" then....!!

Answer 5

Yes, we are slow to accept new ideas. Very good point. ;-)

Answer 6

Einstein springs to mind

Answer 7

I agree..

Answer 8

" Bring in ideas one by one & entertain them royally, for one of them may be the King ! "

Answer 9

You have to keep working at it till it gets done.

Answer 10

ofcourse

for a lot of geniuses that was true.

the church persecuted gallileo when he said that the earth is not the centre, but it was

thomas was though an idiot when so many of his materoal failed for the light bulb, yet thousands use it now

thw wright brothers were mocked beyond thinking..

it's true

Answer 11

Of course!

Fewer than a century ago people were

killed / locked-up / disowned by family even

for suggesting it might be possible to

build a heavy object to take people

to far away places in just a few hours

while not touching ground for the duration.

They were Cranks.

NOW...these days...if you don't fly in a plane regularly,

or talk on the...Phone (crank idea!)...what's wrong with you?

Get with it!!  Get an Ipod.  Everyone's doing it!

**Hence, as was written in Ecclesiastes

(hint:  also known as a Wisdom Book),

there's no pleasing people.  See also, Ricky Nelson.

Answer 12

Hey EJ that's a little sexist isn't it?

Edit:  But yes I agree.