Henry Petroski Quotes

All conventional wisdom has an element of truth to it, but good design requires more than an element of truth - it requires an ensemble of correct assumptions and valid calculations.

Henry Petroski

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodWisdomTruthDesignAssumptions

When you feel strong and you accomplish something physical that you didn't think you were capable of, your heart and mind open up to many possibilities that previously felt out of reach in other areas of your life.

Jillian Michaels

LifeHeartMindStrongThinkReach

It's better not to wear too much jewellery - just a couple of nice things, nothing too rattly - and stick to kitten heels or flats. Women let themselves down with tall heels. I think they're kind of vulgar. I see women sinking into grass at outdoor parties or tiptoeing over gravel at weddings. It's silly. You need to be practical.

Jerry Hall

WomenThinkBetterSillyYouDown

I haven't said anything bad about Fay Vincent publicly, and I won't. I like him personally.

Jerry Reinsdorf

BadSaidHimAnythingLikeAbout

Protest is OK. But protests, according to my King family legacy, should be peaceful.

Alveda King

FamilyKingLegacyPeacefulProtest

Land bridges were everywhere during the extinction, many species were spreading, and there were many diseases.

Robert T. Bakker

BridgesLandExtinctionSpeciesMany

Speaking as somebody who is half English and half Hungarian, World War I still seems to me a familiar and seismic event, as if it had only just ended.

Michael Korda

WarMeWorldWorld War IEnglish

If I wanted to do 'The Missing Files of Missy Elliott,' I have probably six albums just sitting there.

Missy Elliott

SittingMissingJustSixWanted

If we ramp up capabilities in China, including additional 737-related work, the actions that we'll take are actions that ultimately allow us to grow jobs in the U.S.

Dennis Muilenburg

WorkGrowUpChinaTakeUs

I think my task is to work with my players, to improve my team. This is my task.

Antonio Conte

WorkTeamThinkTaskImprove

For fun, I love to play the drums... poorly. I have a band, a bunch of theater nerds - we got together, and we're like, 'Let's play rock music for three hours and never take breaks.' We call ourselves The U.S. Open.

William Jackson Harper

LoveMusicTogetherFunPlayThree

I worked for Sarah Palin. I have the political staffer version of P.T.S.D., so whenever I hear that she's breaking her silence, my heart stops.

Nicolle Wallace

HeartSilencePoliticalSheHer

Biden's support for Mubarak in the face of his falling regime sends a powerful and unfortunate message to the Arab world that their freedoms are negotiable.

Richard Grenell

SupportWorldFacePowerfulFalling

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