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Engineering Quotes by Samuel Florman
- Engineering is the art or science of making practical.
- ... engineering is a basic instinct in man, the expression of which is existentially fulfilling.
- ... man cannot help but transcend himself as soon as he begins to design and construct.
- ... the ancient joy of helping the tribe to survive is constantly rekindled in the engineer's heart.
- The engineer's power was usually limited to a refusal to endorse a given plan, or to the tender of his resignation.
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