A child is being properly educated only when he is learning to become independent of his parents.

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience.

More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution; rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a substitute for rational thought.

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

The man in charge must concern himself with details. If he does not consider them important, neither will his subordinates.

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.

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...