Engineering Quotes

452 quotes by 350 authors

Engineers are not superhuman. They make mistakes in their assumptions, in their calculations, in their conclusions. That they make mistakes is forgivable; that they catch… — Henry Petroski
I emphasize that virtually every engineering calculation is ultimately a failure calculation, because without a failure criterion against which to measure the calculated result, it… — Henry Petroski
All attempts at artificial aviation are not only dangerous to human life, but foredoomed to failure from the engineering standpoint. — Simon Newcomb
I wanted to further my education, so I went on to get a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and came back and served about ten years… — Marc Garneau
All my days are themed.Â Monday is managementTuesday is product, engineering, and design.Â Wednesday is marketing, growth, and communications.Â Thursday is partnership and developers.Â Friday… — Jack Dorsey
Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own monuments with public consent, public approval and often public money. — John Prebble
I never studied sculpture, engineering or architecture. In fact, after college I applied to seven art schools and was rejected by all seven. — Janet Echelman
This is not the internet the world needs, or the internet its creators envisioned. We need to take it back. And by we, I mean… — Bruce Schneier
You go to a technology conference or an engineering conference, there are very few women there. At the same time it's a blessing in the… — Padmasree Warrior
In engineering, as in other creative arts, we must learn to do analysis to support our efforts in synthesis. One cannot build a beautiful and… — Gerald Jay Sussman
Government has ceased to mean upholding and reinforcing the traditional rights and morals of the governed; it now means compulsion in the service of social… — Joseph Sobran
Software Engineering might be science; but that's not what I do. I'm a hacker, not an engineer. — Jamie Zawinski
And then, when I went into the Navy, there was no choice. You took about half of the hours during your naval training as naval… — Daniel J. Evans
An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass is twice the size it… — Oscar Wilde
"With genetic engineering, we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA, and improve the human race. But it will be a slow… — Stephen Hawking
I never believed 9/11, because I had engineering training at GA Tech, and I could tell when a building is being blown up by explosives.… — Paul Craig Roberts
The purpose of a business is to get and keep a customer. Without customers, no amount of engineering wizardry, clever financing, or operations expertise can… — Theodore Levitt
Any person or organization depends ultimately on public approval, and is therefore faced with the problem of engineering the public's consent to a program or… — Edward Bernays
Inadequate use of usability engineering methods in software development projects have been estimated to cost the US economy about $30 billion per year in lost… — Jakob Nielsen
Enlightened social engineering is required to face situations that demand global action now. — John Goodlad

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