Q1 GM reports $3.3 Billion Loss

[Buickman]

"Throughout the centuries there were men who took the first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision. Their goals differed, but they all had this in common: that the step was first, the road new, the vision unborrowed, and the response they received---hatred. The great creators---the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors---stood alone against the men of their time. Every great new thought was opposed. Every great new invention was denounced. The first motor was considered foolish. The airplane was considered impossible. The power loom was considered vicious. Anesthisia was considered sinful. But the men of unborrowed vision went ahead. They fought, they suffered, and they paid. But they won."

Howard Roark, Architect

The Fountainhead.

[johnstarnes]

Originally Posted by Buickman

"Throughout the centuries there were men who took the first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision. Their goals differed, but they all had this in common: that the step was first, the road new, the vision unborrowed, and the response they received---hatred. The great creators---the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors---stood alone against the men of their time. Every great new thought was opposed. Every great new invention was denounced. The first motor was considered foolish. The airplane was considered impossible. The power loom was considered vicious. Anesthisia was considered sinful. But the men of unborrowed vision went ahead. They fought, they suffered, and they paid. But they won."

Howard Roark, Architect

The Fountainhead.

Wow thanks for that soulful and insightful quote...I am cutting and pasting it to save!!!

[Buickman]

Originally Posted by johnstarnes

Wow thanks for that soulful and insightful quote...I am cutting and pasting it to save!!!

okay, more...

"The creator (read Buickman)---denied, opposed, persecuted, exploited---went on, moved forward and carried all humanity along on his energy. The second-hander (ie. Red Ink Rick) contributed nothing to the process except the impediments. The contest has another name: the individual against the collective."

gotta love the dearly departed Ayn Rand!