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;Warning - What follows is my personal point of view | ; Warning - What follows is my own personal point of view | ||
* Shirlee Roberts (my mother) often said, "Robin's job in life is to make people think, and he is VERY good at his job." | * Shirlee Roberts (my mother) often said, "Robin's job in life is to make people think, and he is VERY good at his job." | ||
* When applying for a sales job, a friend was asked to give a recommendation. His reply was, "Think about it. Robin gets paid to have clients come in and get spanked by someone else." | * When applying for a sales job, a friend was asked to give a recommendation. His reply was, "Think about it. Robin gets paid to have clients come in and get spanked by someone else." | ||
* When I was asked to become BuildMaster for Microprose, I asked why they felt I was qualified. "Well, you have thirteen pro-Doms working for you and no one has been killed or maimed." | * When I was asked to become BuildMaster for Microprose, I asked why they felt I was qualified. "Well, you have thirteen pro-Doms working for you simultaneously, and no one has been killed or maimed." | ||
* To finish first, you must first finish | * To finish first, you must first finish | ||
* Learning to look straight forward WILL cause your body to develop peripheral vision | * Learning to look straight forward WILL cause your body to develop peripheral vision | ||
* Kelly Johnson (the famous designer of the P-51, U-2 and SR-71) quotes: | * Kelly Johnson (the famous designer of the P-51, U-2 and SR-71) quotes: | ||
:* The SR-71 Blackbird flew Coast-to-coast record in 68 minutes. It then flew from New York to the Paris air show in two hours, shaving 2 hours and 15 minutes from the record set by the Concord. When asked about the new record, the reply was "no one will cut 2:15 off our record!" | :* The SR-71 has no armament and no armor. When Kelly Johnson was asked, "What should we do if shot at?" Johnson's answer, "Accelerate!" | ||
:* The SR-71 Blackbird flew Coast-to-coast record in 68 minutes. It then flew from New York to the Paris air show in two hours, shaving 2 hours and 15 minutes from the record set by the Concord. When asked about the new record, the reply was, "no one will cut 2:15 off our record!" | |||
:* "If I COULD talk about it, it would already be obsolete." | :* "If I COULD talk about it, it would already be obsolete." | ||
:* Three B's: "Be Quick, Be Quiet, but Be on Time" | :* Three B's: "Be Quick, Be Quiet, but Be on Time." | ||
* A favorite quote of [[Bob Mullen]]: "Never go to bed with | * A favorite quote of [[Bob Mullen]]: "Never go to bed with anyone crazier than yourself!" | ||
* An excellent adage to live by: "Why strive for mediocrity?" | * An excellent adage to live by: "Why strive for mediocrity?" | ||
* "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend!" ''Robert Wuhl, comedian'' | * "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend!" ''Robert Wuhl, comedian'' | ||
* A wise man has much knowledge --- a | * A wise man has much knowledge --- a successful man with many contacts | ||
* "It is one thing to praise discipline | * "It is one thing to praise discipline and another to submit to it." | ||
* "Impossible is NOT a fact. It is an opinion."'' [[Palmdale|Pancho Barnes]]'' | * "Impossible is NOT a fact. It is an opinion."'' [[Palmdale|Pancho Barnes]]'' | ||
* A good photographer can capture | * A good photographer can capture an object, but a good object will capture the photographer | ||
* "A fool with a plan is better than a genius without a plan" | * "A fool with a plan is better than a genius without a plan," ''T. Boone Pickens'' | ||
* "If you have your enemy in your gunsights, you are probably within range of their guns!" | * "If you have your enemy in your gunsights, you are probably within the range of their guns!" | ||
* "We'll settle this the Old Navy way - The first one to die | * "We'll settle this the Old Navy way - The first one to die loses!" | ||
* Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who | * Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who can't make a decision. | ||
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* [[How to make love to a car]] | * [[How to make love to a car]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:53, 23 January 2023
- Warning - What follows is my own personal point of view
- Shirlee Roberts (my mother) often said, "Robin's job in life is to make people think, and he is VERY good at his job."
- When applying for a sales job, a friend was asked to give a recommendation. His reply was, "Think about it. Robin gets paid to have clients come in and get spanked by someone else."
- When I was asked to become BuildMaster for Microprose, I asked why they felt I was qualified. "Well, you have thirteen pro-Doms working for you simultaneously, and no one has been killed or maimed."
- To finish first, you must first finish
- Learning to look straight forward WILL cause your body to develop peripheral vision
- Kelly Johnson (the famous designer of the P-51, U-2 and SR-71) quotes:
- The SR-71 has no armament and no armor. When Kelly Johnson was asked, "What should we do if shot at?" Johnson's answer, "Accelerate!"
- The SR-71 Blackbird flew Coast-to-coast record in 68 minutes. It then flew from New York to the Paris air show in two hours, shaving 2 hours and 15 minutes from the record set by the Concord. When asked about the new record, the reply was, "no one will cut 2:15 off our record!"
- "If I COULD talk about it, it would already be obsolete."
- Three B's: "Be Quick, Be Quiet, but Be on Time."
- A favorite quote of Bob Mullen: "Never go to bed with anyone crazier than yourself!"
- An excellent adage to live by: "Why strive for mediocrity?"
- "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend!" Robert Wuhl, comedian
- A wise man has much knowledge --- a successful man with many contacts
- "It is one thing to praise discipline and another to submit to it."
- "Impossible is NOT a fact. It is an opinion." Pancho Barnes
- A good photographer can capture an object, but a good object will capture the photographer
- "A fool with a plan is better than a genius without a plan," T. Boone Pickens
- "If you have your enemy in your gunsights, you are probably within the range of their guns!"
- "We'll settle this the Old Navy way - The first one to die loses!"
- Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who can't make a decision.
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