That iPad you just bought. Do you care that it cost a few pence to manufacture? No. It's cost you several hundred pounds because somebody else was willing to pay that much for it. If they weren't... it wouldn't. Ian Watson buycarecost share on social
My father-in-law just happens to be a global procurement guru. Now retired, he was the global head of procurement for some of the biggest companies in the world as well as our very own treasury. Ian Watson bigcompanyfather Change image and share on social
The fact is that most 'Irish-Americans', in spite of dropping the word 'Irish' into half of all sentences, couldn't find Europe on an atlas, let alone Ireland. Ian Watson americanatlasdrop Change image and share on social
I believe I've got the best of both worlds - a modern man with old fashioned values. I'm happy to be a house husband but won't let my wife carry her own bag. Ian Watson bagcarryfashion Change image and share on social
When I go to the interviews and sit before a prospective employer, I'm going to try and look as employable as I can. Ian Watson employableemployerinterview Change image and share on social
I worked with Stanley Kubrick for almost a year back in 1990, trying to develop the screen story for his project 'Artificial Intelligence,' which is about a robot boy who wishes to become a real boy, a future scientific fairy tale inspired in the myth of Pinocchio. Ian Watson artificialbackboy share on social
Tokyo in the late 1960s seemed to be like one of the futures that science fiction presents. Here was the proto- super-technology of the future, electronically, robotically, blahblahblah, intercut with traditional Japanese cultural patterns, Shinto patterns. Ian Watson 1960sblahblahblahcultural share on social
My wife will automatically quote and compare the price of diesel at every petrol station we drive by, like she's got oil-based Tourette's. Ian Watson automaticallybasecompare Change image and share on social
Dad's funeral was standing room only; most in attendance were strangers to me. At the back, a lone Marine stood silently, then left. People told me he'd saved their life or helped them in their darkest hour. Ian Watson attendancebackdad share on social
