"We are surrounded by engineers' folleys: too many……" — David Tansley

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• Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. — Scott Adams
• Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't… — Scott Adams
• Such a system would be very, very expensive and laborious to have, given the kinds of border we have. Scientists… — Janet Napolitano
• Supporters of this fundamental change in immigration policy say we need to import more well-educated talent if we're to stay… — Ronald Reagan
• Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don't have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions. — Bill Joy
• The Sappers really need no tribute from me; their reward lies in the glory of their achievement. The more science… — Bernard Law Montgomery
• I have stated it plain, an' my argument's thus ( It's all one, says the Sapper) There's only one Corps… — Rudyard Kipling
• The Chinese are clearly inculcating the idea that science is exciting and important, and that's why they, as a whole-they're… — Bill Gates
• If we slide into one of those rare moments of military honesty, we realize that the technical demands of modern… — Ernest K. Gann
• Sir Hiram Maxim is a genuine and typical example of the man of science, romantic, excitable, full of real but… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
• If there is a regulation that says you have to do something-whether it be putting in seat belts, catalytic converters,… — Steven Chu
• If the Commission is to enquire into the conditions "to be observed," it is to be presumed that they will… — Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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