Engineer Quotes

288 quotes by 252 authors

I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner… — Bill Gates
A brilliant author or businesswoman or senator or software engineer is brilliant only in tiny bursts. The rest of the time, theyâ€™re doing work that… — Seth Godin
Almost nothing important that ever happens to you happens because you engineer it. — David Foster Wallace
I do not want to drive across a bridge designed by an engineer who believed the numbers in structural stress models are relative truths. — R C Sproul
A mechanic is just an engineer in blue jeans. — Daniel H. Wilson
She felt that she would have to be much more than just a doctor or an engineer. She would have to be a saint... — Flannery O'Connor
I want to be a writer, not an engineer who writes books. — Paulo Coelho
I wanted to be a psychological engineer, but we lacked the facilities, so I did the next best thing - I went into politics. It's… — Isaac Asimov
I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer, born under the second law of thermodynamics, steeped in steam tables, in love with… — Neil Armstrong
[S]tudies show that one of the best ways to lift your mood is to engineer an easy success, such as tackling a long-delayed chore. — Gretchen Rubin
I was originally supposed to become an engineer but the thought of having to expend my creative energy on things that make practical everyday life… — Albert Einstein
The human body was designed by a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area ? — Robin Williams
Because we can engineer genetics, because we can telecast real lives-of course we must, right? But are these good things to do? The irony is,… — Roger Ebert
Forelimbs of people, porpoises, bats and horses provide the classic example of homology in most textbooks. They look different, and do different things, but are… — Stephen Jay Gould
Orchids were not made by an ideal engineer; they are jury-rigged from a limited set of available components. — Stephen Jay Gould
My brother and I were born in an Irish county called Tipperary. We were both very math- and science-inclined in high school. My dad trained… — John Collison
My engineer dad is where my technical acumen comes from. I remember him taking me to the factories to see how what works. Often he… — Bibhu Mohapatra
I was nerdy girl who went to Catholic school and wanted to be an engineer. I was all set to attend the Illinois Institute of… — Cindy Morgan
As a recording engineer - someone who is deeply embroiled in the process of making records every day - you see trends and fads run… — Steve Albini
The study of celestial phenomena at radio wavelengths, radio astronomy came into being after the accidental discovery of cosmic radiation by radio engineer Karl Jansky… — Honor Harger

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