Henry Petroski Quotes

The space shuttle was designed, at least in part, to broaden our knowledge of the universe. To scientists, the vehicle was a tool; to engineers, it was their creation.

Henry Petroski

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

KnowledgeSpaceUniverseEngineers

My favorite place in the world is the Harry Potter tour near London.

Jessica Williams

WorldPlaceLondonHarry PotterTour

In overseeing both Disney and Pixar Animation, each studio has a unique culture.

John Lasseter

CultureUniqueAnimationStudioBoth

I guess YouTube is the new destination spot for music videos. That's where I go.

Travis Barker

MusicDestinationGoNewYouTube

If people want to compare me to Danny DeVito, that's the biggest gift there is. I think Danny DeVito is fantastic.

Robin Lord Taylor

PeopleMeGiftThinkWantFantastic

I enjoyed having a reputation as being wild, but these days I try not to worry about what people think in the privacy of their own brain or what they write in the bizarre publicity of their own newspapers, because all of those things are meaningless.

Russell Brand

PeopleBrainReputationThinkWorry

We spend a lot of time training and retraining. It's heartbreaking because our education system has failed all of us. And again you go to China, even Mexico, Brazil the education systems are valued - ours are not in this country at K-12 level. It's amazing how that change has transpired in my lifetime.

Douglas R. Oberhelman

EducationChangeTimeTrainingYou

The U.S. prison system, over all, disproportionately affects black and brown people, but people of color are overrepresented to a greater degree in private prisons.

Clint Smith

PeopleColorBlackPrisonOver

I've had some interesting roles along the way, but they tend to be cause-driven. They're always about something. There isn't time for character work as an actor because you're fighting the cause or mourning the child or fighting the disease, etc.

Bonnie Bedelia

WorkCharacterTimeChildFighting

Clearly there are individuals who don't understand what the church teaches, or they think it's so limiting.

William P. Leahy

ThinkChurchUnderstandClearlyWho

'Green' issues at last are attracting serious attention, owing to critically important links between the environment and the economy, health, and our security.

Sylvia Earle

HealthGreenAttentionSecurityLast

And that's the great thing about living the Christian life and trying to live by faith, is you're trying to get better every day. You're trying to improve.

Tim Tebow

LifeLiveFaithGreatDayBetter

My ultimate goal is to become a saint.

Marisa Berenson

GoalBecomeUltimate GoalUltimate

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