Engineering Quotes · Page 104

Intelligent design itself does not have any content.

— George Gilder

Thinking about design is hard, but not thinking about it can be disastrous.

— Ralph Caplan

The more that one studies the history of the building of the American nation, the clearer it becomes that it may be…

— Nicholas Murray Butler

I was relaxing in my parents' swimming pool with my brotherI asked him how the engineering business was going, and he reciprocated:…

— Brian D. McLaren

“The fact is that we live on a rapidly aging planet, and we will soon have but two choices if our species…

— Peter D. Ward

Design is something you have to put your hand to,

— I. M. Pei

Design can also be used to invent strategic futures, make complex decisions, and craft a bold corporate vision. We need to move…

— Marty Neumeier

I am an engineer and belong to a family of engineers and Cas.

— Shefali Zariwala

“If you're not having fun you have the design wrong”

— Geoff Lawton

The design of good houses requires an understanding of both the construction materials and the behavior of real humans.

— Peter Morville

The way to be successful in the software world is to come up with breakthrough software, and so whether it's Microsoft Office…

— Bill Gates

Watching something being constructed, whether you're passing a building site or whether you're watching an artist at work, is fascinating, and I…

— Nick Mason

The environmental crisis has deep spiritual, philosophical, and religious roots and causes. It is not merely the result of bad engineering.

— Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Whether you're a farmer, builder or engineer, the opportunities are equal: Just add a little innovation.

— Strive Masiyiwa

If geek means you're willing to study things, and if you think science and engineering matter, I plead guilty. If your culture…

— Bill Gates

... the ancient joy of helping the tribe to survive is constantly rekindled in the engineer's heart.

— Samuel Florman

Any design, whether it's for a ship or an airplane, must be done in anticipation of potential failures.

— Henry Petroski

Design [is] the emerging ethos formulating and then answering a very new question: What shall we do now, in the face of…

— John Hockenberry

One of the dilemmas of architecture in general is that there is a Catch-22 - you can't actually get to be commissioned…

— Bjarke Ingels

I wanted to be an engineer or a nurse.

— apl.de.ap

I started [flying] by being scared. When I was an amateur I played a couple tournaments and I had to fly, and…

— Arnold Palmer

Most inventors and engineers I've met are like me. They're shy and they live in their heads. The very best of them…

— Steve Wozniak

I have run engineering since day one at Oracle, and I still run engineering. I hold meetings every week with the database…

— Larry Ellison

“There is more money in designing a shoe than in actually making it: Nike, Dell, and Boeing can get paid for just…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

I started in engineering, where I think I could have happily remained and, who knows, made a bundle as a civil engineer…

— Jim Peebles