Henry Petroski Quotes

As engineers, we were going to be in a position to change the world - not just study it.

Henry Petroski

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 6, 1942

Topics

ChangeChange The WorldWorldStudy

I love being a part of a romantic comedy. I've done a lot of comedies but haven't always had a ton of romance in them.

Anna Faris

LoveRomanticComedyDoneRomance

I need quiet and solitude to work. Darkness is best. If I am wide awake, I can't write.

Jeff Lindsay

WorkBestDarknessI AmSolitude

I like to come to a tournament with a specific playlist that I can listen to before going on the court. I like five or 10 minutes just for myself.

Ana Ivanovic

MyselfI CanListenGoingComeJust

Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.

Sun Tzu

FateYouMysteriousDirectorPoint

I expect we will become more demanding as citizens.

Robert Anderson

WillBecomeMoreExpectCitizens

I'm as patient a father as I am on the tennis court. It takes a lot for me to get really upset, but sometimes kids can get you really cross if they really keep bugging you.

Roger Federer

FatherI AmMeYouSometimesUpset

I don't like tattoos because tattoos are forever.

Mary Berry

TattoosForeverBecauseLike

I have based my life on being strong enough to do anything.

Montel Williams

LifeStrongMy LifeEnoughAnything

Spain is not a racist country.

Juan Antonio Samaranch

CountrySpain

I think men know to seduce women though words and conversation and nice gestures. That's much sexier than when a man uses muscle.

Donatella Versace

WomenMenWordsManThinkNice

For a while, I was all sports all the time. Then, as I started to get into theater, they dropped away, but I hung on tight with a highly competitive Ultimate Frisbee team. It was probably less intense than I remember, but it was fun.

Colin Donnell

SportsTimeFunTeamRememberGet

The best and most important step of my career was when I moved here - and Louis van Gaal brought me from Madrid to Bayern. It was the best move of my career, and it's thanks to him.

Arjen Robben

BestStepMeCareerImportantHim

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