Good ideas and innovations must be driven into existence by courage and patience.

Be ever questioning. Ignorance is not bliss. It is oblivion. You don't go to heaven if you die dumb. Become better informed. Lean from others' mistakes. You could not live long enough to make them all yourself.

Good ideas and innovations must be driven into existence by courage and patience.

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience. Once implemented they can be easily overturned or subverted through apathy or lack of follow-up, so a continuous effort is required.

How the hell are you supposed to know what God wants you to do with your life, eh?

When doing a job — any job — one must feel that he owns it, and act as though he will remain in that job forever.

In Greek mythology, Antaeus was a giant who was strong as long as he had contact with the earth. When he was lifted from the earth he lost strength. So it is with engineers. They must not become isolated from the real world...