Calculations Quote by Henry Petroski

Failure is central to engineering. Every single calculation that an engineer makes is a failure calculation. Successful engineering is all about understanding how things…

— 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,…

— Henry Petroski

Engineering is achieving function while avoiding failure.

— Henry Petroski

Most of the work performed by a development engineer results in failure.

— Koichi Tanaka

Successful engineering is all about understanding how things break or fail.

— Henry Petroski

Engineers are very logical and everything has to be tested so when we fail, we'll know why and how to improve things.

— Alvin Leung

In technology, most things fail. Most companies fail.

— Paul Allen

Failure is part of success, an integral part. Everybody gets knocked down. Knowing it will happen and what you must do when it does…

— Bill Walsh

Failure isn't failing at the project at hand. Failure is giving up on yourself.

— Donna de Varona

There is no failure except the failure of trying.

— Elbert Hubbard

Failure means a stripping away of the inessential.

— J. K. Rowling

There is one guaranteed formula for failure, and that is to try to please everyone.

— Will Rogers