On a lighter note!
Engineering is the art of modeling materials we do not wholly understand,
into shapes we cannot precisely analyze so as to withstand forces we cannot
properly assess, in such a way that the public has no reason to suspect the
extent of our ignorance.
- Dr AR Dykes
British Institution of Structural Engineers, 1976
How could you do anything so vicious?
It was easy my dear, don't forget I spent two years as a building
contractor.
- Priscilla Presley & Ricardo Montalban
in The Naked Gun
An engineer is someone who is good with figures, but doesn't have the
personality of an accountant.
- An Arts graduate's view of engineers.
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
The High Girders
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