Engineering Quotes

452 quotes by 350 authors

I studied engineering in the national university, the Universidad Autonoma, in San Ildefonso. — Carlos Slim
I started out in engineering. I was a geophysical engineer. Throughout the course of my life I've done a lot of strange jobs, and the… — George Saunders
The best thing that ever happened to me is that nothing happened in writing. I ended up working for engineering companies, and that's where I… — George Saunders
I went to engineering school, I went to physics class. I said, 'Screw this, I don't want to be here. I'd much rather be at… — Huey Lewis
It is impossible to work in information technology without also engaging in social engineering. — Jaron Lanier
So I went for engineering, specifically product design, which I enjoyed. — Debi Thomas
I suppose the reason I chose electrical engineering was because I had always been interested in electricity, involving myself in such projects as building radios… — Koichi Tanaka
Nonetheless, the research budgets of the Department of Defense are under enormous stress-and they are extremely important because they support more than 40 percent of… — Charles M. Vest
Corporations, in the name of efficiency, suppress variation by "getting all the ducks in line."To optimize productivity, they evolve highly refined and internally consistent operating… — Richard Pascale
Scientists at MIT and engineering schools all across America say that they could improve the fuel economy standards for the existing set of vehicles by… — Ed Markey
... engineering is a basic instinct in man, the expression of which is existentially fulfilling. — Samuel Florman
... man cannot help but transcend himself as soon as he begins to design and construct. — Samuel Florman
... the ancient joy of helping the tribe to survive is constantly rekindled in the engineer's heart. — Samuel Florman
The engineer's power was usually limited to a refusal to endorse a given plan, or to the tender of his resignation. — Samuel Florman
Education in my family was not merely emphasized, it was our raison d'Ãªtre. Virtually all of our aunts and uncles had Ph.D.s in science or… — Steven Chu
The Romans spent the next 200 years using their great engineering skill to construct ruins all over Europe. — Dave Barry
Software engineering is not about right and wrong but only better and worse — Ellen Ullman
Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist. — Larry Wall
When I was working in my first job engineering construction, what I liked the most was working with architects and making buildings that had this… — Bernard Arnault
Now that I'm on Broadway, it's like NASA engineering with the costumes. I was very grateful for the slightly more high-tech ones in my show,… — Nina Arianda

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