Engineering is the art or science of making practical.

... it is clear that our survival and the salvaging of our environment are dependent on more technology, not less.

... the ancient joy of helping the tribe to survive is constantly rekindled in the engineer's heart.

We all have ambivalent feelings toward work ... We try to avoid it, and yet we seem to require it for our emotional well-being.

... engineering is a basic instinct in man, the expression of which is existentially fulfilling.

We recognize that we cannot survive on meditation, poems and sunsets. We are restless. We have an irresistible urge to dip our hands into the stuff of the earth and do something with it.

Knowledge gives a wider choice and more anguish.

There is scarcely a technical issue for which you cannot find expert witnesses of differing opinions.

Every technological product has to be designed and its fabrication overseen, and this is what engineers DO.

... man cannot help but transcend himself as soon as he begins to design and construct.

The engineer's power was usually limited to a refusal to endorse a given plan, or to the tender of his resignation.

Defy your own group. Rebel against yourself.

Moderation, honey, in all things but love and chocolate. That's my motto.

Greed has poisoned men's souls.

I'm really not worried about what fans think.

You can lead a horse to water and you can even make it drink, but you can't make actresses wear what they don't want to wear.

But I also like to shower my parents with presents. I bought them a beautiful car and a house.

What other people think is their problem.

It was announced today that Iran has reached a deal with the U.S. to limit its nuclear program and send most of its uranium to Russia. Then Americans said, 'That's great! Wait, WHAT?'

Reviewing our fight, I asked Janco, “Why do you rhyme when you fight?

If you're funny, you can find a stage to get on. If you're good, you'll start to get work and eventually get paid.