Henry Petroski Quotes

I relax by looking at things and reading about things. Even the simplest thing can reveal a great deal about the world around us. It relaxes me greatly to sit back with my feet up and look around my study at the everyday things that surround me.

Henry Petroski

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GreatMeRelaxWorldReadingFeet

Just because you did something once doesn't mean anything. You have to be willing in your heart to begin again every day. The minute I'm not willing to do that, I will retire.

Jimmy Iovine

HeartDayYouEvery DayJust Because

I've always been a writer. I hope to continue to write books until I can't anymore.

Megan McCafferty

HopeWriteAlwaysBeenContinue

My best friends are women in the Senate, but much like Senator Obama, I ran on a platform of change.

Amy Klobuchar

ChangeWomenBestFriendsLikeMuch

The great pleasure for me in writing short stories is the fierce, elegant challenge.

Amy Bloom

GreatChallengeMeWritingFierce

We live in this era where we really enjoy being offended, although only on the Internet. I don't know how beneficial it is. I wonder if we live in an age where we don't have power, yet somehow feel we have virtual power. But I feel like it's a distraction from real life.

Michaela Coel

LifeLiveAgePowerInternetEnjoy

My goal is to peak big in Rio because my goal is to win gold.

Michelle Carter

GoldWinGoalBigBecausePeak

When you're in a relationship with somebody who is also a public personality, then it doubles the attention from the media.

Michelle Williams

RelationshipPersonalityMediaYou

My music is about being strong, even in your vulnerability.

Miranda Lambert

MusicStrongVulnerabilityBeing

You see Mexican cinema in festivals throughout the world, and you see Mexican directors getting recognized at Cannes, at the Oscars, in Berlin, but the question is, What is the end result of that in terms of the market? That's where it's lacking.

Diego Luna

WorldEndFestivalsResultYouSee

Often I think changes within my work have been seen as sudden changes or sharp changes, but for me they're not that sudden. They have been there in the studio, but not so much in public.

Chris Ofili

WorkMeThinkChangesWithinSharp

I have to often read the same sentence over and over before I understand it. And I have to convince myself that what I'm reading is so enjoyable and so exciting and so good for me that it's worth the effort.

Philip Schultz

GoodMyselfEffortMeReadingWorth

Without U.S. forces in the country, there is a strong possibility Afghanistan could host a reinvigorated Taliban allied to a reinvigorated al Qaeda.

Peter Bergen

StrongCountryAfghanistanWithout

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