Jose Millan Quotes
I wanted to cry because it took me so many years
Scientists often have worked on something for years without success and when it finally comes, the emotion is overwhelming.
Jose Millan, Scientist, Description of his feeling when he demonstrated a human controlling an electronic wheel chair with only the thoughts from his brain with no invasive connection between the subject and the apparatus—just the thoughts emanating from the brain, Quoted on The Science Channel, Steven Hawking’s Brave New World, March 2, 2013
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This is one of the proverbs of King Solomon of the Jews, son of King David.
MacArthur was not difficult and unaccepting of higher authority just in the Korean War. He was dissatisfied with American strategy in WWII. He was very unhappy with the decision that placed defeat of Germany and Hitler as a higher priority than his defeat of Japan. He perceived himself as the most qualified and senior American military man and resented the fact that others were making the big strategic decisions and not acceding to his views sufficiently. Also, Dwight Eisenhower had been appointed as Supreme Commander of the European Front which had the highest priority. MacArthur, a man with a huge ego, saw Eisenhower, who had served under MacArthur earlier, as a competent “junior” officer. See {605728} for insight into has view of Eisenhower. While it was certainly true that if given more gasoline, men and armaments, McArthur could have done more and faster, it would have to be taken from the effort to subjugate Germany which would have had to slow down.
