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> [Too much redesign has to do more with fad and fashion than with fitness and function. It is change for the sake of change. Such redesign is not only unnecessary, it is all too often also retrogressive, leading to things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/too-much-redesign-has-to-do-more-with-fad-and-fashion-than-with/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

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> [It seems to be a law of design that for every advantage introduced through redesign, there is an accompanying unintended disadvantage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/it-seems-to-be-a-law-of-design-that-for-every-advantage-introduced/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

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## More by Henry Petroski

> [All conventional wisdom has an element of truth to it, but good design requires more than an element of truth - it requires an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/all-conventional-wisdom-has-an-element-of-truth-to-it-but-good-design/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [It is really want, rather than need, that drives the process of technological evolution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/it-is-really-want-rather-than-need-that-drives-the-process-of/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [A failed structure provides a counterexample to a hypothesis and shows us incontrovertibly what cannot be done, while a structure that stands without incident…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/a-failed-structure-provides-a-counterexample-to-a-hypothesis-and/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [Everything we do is designed, whether we're producing a magazine, a website, or a bridge. Design is really the creative invention that designs everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/everything-we-do-is-designed-whether-we-re-producing-a-magazine-a/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [I employ case studies of failure into my courses, emphasizing that they teach us much more than studies of success. It is not that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/i-employ-case-studies-of-failure-into-my-courses-emphasizing-that/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [ Whether or not science can be applied to that mental construct \[i.e. the designed entity\] is a matter of availability. If there is body… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/whether-or-not-science-can-be-applied-to-that-mental-construct-i-e/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [Failures are much more dramatic than successes, and people like drama. I think this is why automobile races draw such crowds. People expect spectacular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/failures-are-much-more-dramatic-than-successes-and-people-like-drama/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the computer hardware…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/the-most-amazing-achievement-of-the-computer-software-industry-is-its/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by things large and small. I wanted to know what made my watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/for-as-long-as-i-can-remember-i-have-been-fascinated-by-things-large/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [Successful engineering is all about understanding how things break or fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/successful-engineering-is-all-about-understanding-how-things-break-or/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [The space shuttle was designed, at least in part, to broaden our knowledge of the universe. To scientists, the vehicle was a tool; to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/the-space-shuttle-was-designed-at-least-in-part-to-broaden-our/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [Because they are so humbled by their creations, engineers are naturally conservative in their expectations of technology. They know that the perfect system is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/because-they-are-so-humbled-by-their-creations-engineers-are/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [Engineering is achieving function while avoiding failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/engineering-is-achieving-function-while-avoiding-failure/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [An over-reliance on past successes is a sure blueprint for future failures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/an-over-reliance-on-past-successes-is-a-sure-blueprint-for-future/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

> [I was always told that I was good in mathematics, and I guess my grades and standardized test scores supported that. My worst subjects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/i-was-always-told-that-i-was-good-in-mathematics-and-i-guess-my/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

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