Henry Petroski Quotes

I was always told that I was good in mathematics, and I guess my grades and standardized test scores supported that. My worst subjects were those that generally involved a lot of reading - English and history. So, having good test scores in math and mediocre ones in reading, I was naturally advised to major in engineering in college.

Henry Petroski

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Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodHistoryMathematicsCollege

We saw what happened in Jimmy Carter's administration. President Carter was a good man with the best of intentions. But he came to Washington without a good working relationship with Democratic members of Congress, which played a big part in his administration's problems.

Jim Hunt

GoodRelationshipBestManGood Man

You stand beneath the arthritic boughs of any English oak, and you survey a thousand tales.

Jim Crace

StandYouOakSurveyEnglishTales

At 18, I got a publishing deal, so I was like, 'I can do this for real and not go to college.' When I was a teenager, my parents dragged me to a lot of songwriting conventions.

Meghan Trainor

ParentsCollegeMeI CanGoReal

Only black holes of very low mass would emit a significant amount of radiation.

Stephen Hawking

BlackLowSignificantRadiationOnly

We didn't create an institution to increase land value or asset value.

Shiv Nadar

ValueCreateLandInstitutionAsset

The U.S.-Israel alliance is a core part of our strategic position in the Middle East.

Tom Cotton

PositionCoreMiddleAllianceEast

I never started out trying to be an actor. That was not my passion, this was not my thing.

Rose McGowan

PassionTryingActorNeverOut

Computers are very expensive and they need power, and that can be a problem in Africa.

Mo Ibrahim

PowerComputersProblemAfricaNeed

As someone who has moved around a fair amount, I wondered what it would be like to stay rooted to one place, one community.

Joseph Monninger

CommunitySomeonePlaceFairStay

I always live by the idea that my favorite job is my next one. It doesn't really matter what the content is.

Chris Zylka

LiveJobMatterAlwaysNextContent

I guess I was always an outsider and some kind of anarchist.

Brie Larson

KindAlwaysOutsiderSomeGuess

If you think about it, everything we do in life is set to some kind of music.

Peabo Bryson

LifeMusicThinkYouKindSet

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