THE BORE

General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Reb on February 04, 2009, 08:04:01 AM

Title: Help me find a quote
Post by: Reb on February 04, 2009, 08:04:01 AM

I think it's a pretty well known quote about cars.

It was about the fact that if you asked people in the olden day what kind of transportation they wanted, they would have asked for more horses, or something along that line.
The bottom line was that you shouldn't ask the masses because they have no innovative vision.

I'm sure somebody knows the actual quote and who said it, please help because my memory and my google skills are failing me.


EDIT: Also, my English is failing me.

Title: Re: Help me find a quote
Post by: Bocsius on February 04, 2009, 09:29:04 AM

You basically had it.

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” - Henry Ford

Title: Re: Help me find a quote
Post by: Reb on February 04, 2009, 09:34:07 AM

Ahhhh, always a relief when things like this are solved. This'll free up some of my concentration, so I can actually get to work.

Thanks!

I will be needing this soon. I had a discussion with a webmaster about the direction his site should take, he wanted to tweek, I advised to change the direction. In the end he decided to ask the visitors, who are voting in his favour. When my defeat becomes clear, and the poll is closed, I will use this quote to still act superior. :tophat