There will be no new arcadian age. There will always be new burdens, new problems, new failures, new beginnings. And the glory of man is to respond to his harsh fate with zest and ever-renewed effort. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
We recognize that we cannot survive on meditation, poems and sunsets. We are restless. We have an irresistible urge to dip our hands into… — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
... man cannot help but transcend himself as soon as he begins to design and construct. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
We all have ambivalent feelings toward work ... We try to avoid it, and yet we seem to require it for our emotional well-being. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
... it is clear that our survival and the salvaging of our environment are dependent on more technology, not less. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
There is scarcely a technical issue for which you cannot find expert witnesses of differing opinions. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
All about us the sense of disenchantment with technology appears to be growing. No one ... can ignore the fall of the engineer from… — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
Every technological product has to be designed and its fabrication overseen, and this is what engineers DO. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
There will be no new arcadian age. There will always be new burdens, new problems, new failures, new beginnings. And the glory of man… — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
... engineering is a basic instinct in man, the expression of which is existentially fulfilling. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
... the ancient joy of helping the tribe to survive is constantly rekindled in the engineer's heart. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
The engineer's power was usually limited to a refusal to endorse a given plan, or to the tender of his resignation. — Samuel Florman Copy Share Image
