Success teaches us nothing; only failure teaches.

Any one detail, followed through to its source, will usually reveal the general state of readiness of the whole organization.

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

Knowing more about the public effects his work will have, the engineer ought to consider himself an "officer of the court" and keep the general interest always in mind.

Free discussion requires an atmosphere unembarrassed by any suggestion of authority or even respect.

As a guide to engineering ethics, I should like to commend to you a liberal adaptation of the injunction contained in the oath of Hippocrates that the professional man do nothing that will harm his client.

Trying to make things work in government is sometimes like trying to sew a button on a custard pie.