"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?"
David Sarnoff's associates in response to his urging for investment in the radio in the 1920s.

"Researchers have discovered that chocolate produces some of the same reactions in the brain as marijuana. The researchers also discovered other similarities between the two but can't remember what they are."
Matt Lauer on NBC's Today Show .

"If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight."
George Gobol.

"USA Today has come out with a new survey: Apparently three out of four people make up 75 percent of the population."
David Letterman.

"In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies."
Stephen Leacock.

"Ketchup left overnight on dinner plates has a longer half-life than radioactive waste."
Wes Smith.

"Biologically speaking, if something bites you it's more likely to be female."
Desmond Morris.

"When I die I'm going to leave my body to science fiction."
Steven Wright (...more Steven Wright Quotes).

"Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories; those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost."
Russell Baker.