Henry Petroski Quotes

Typically, highway bridges have about 50 years. But over in England, they have iron bridges approaching 250 years. In France, there are Roman aqueducts that are approaching 2,000 years old. So a bridge can last a very long time if it's built properly in the first place and then maintained properly.

Henry Petroski

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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When I was growing up, because I was a bit overweight and boyish, I thought I wasn't attractive to the opposite sex, but I have since met lads from my school who said I just seemed unapproachable.

Maxine Peake

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I think for leadership positions, emotional intelligence is more important than cognitive intelligence. People with emotional intelligence usually have a lot of cognitive intelligence, but that's not always true the other way around.

John Mackey

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Few rich men own their property; their property owns them.

Robert Green Ingersoll

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I'm an orthodox fighter, relaxed, fast, and powerful. And I've got good footwork.

Amir Khan

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I just want to be a better fighter, plain and simple.

Robbie Lawler

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I'm not saying it's easy, and it's definitely harder for women. Because there is definitely a double standard about gorgeous older men, and it's different for older women.

Mary Steenburgen

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One thing that I miss because we spend a lot of time in America is English food, like cooked breakfast and Sunday dinners.

Louis Tomlinson

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Being adequately informed is a democratic duty, just as the vote is a democratic right. A misinformed electorate, voting without knowledge, is not a true democracy.

Jay Griffiths

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The team is completely close. Anything you say outside, there is no chance it will go inside. So the team is really strong and compact. We know what we want and how to achieve it on the pitch.

Jose Mourinho

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I'm always interested in working with people who are good team players - that are selfless that way in their interests and dedication to the project.

Diane Paulus

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The key to heaven's gate cannot be duplicated.

Douglas Horton

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I think it's a very ephemeral thing, what makes a show a success.

Douglas Carter Beane

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