A theory may be so rich in descriptive possibilities that it can be made to fit any data.

Quote by Phillip Johnson-Laird

Topics: Engineering Quotes, Funny Quotes

Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if...

Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if...

Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create...

Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create...

Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it...

Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it...

One man's magic is another man's engineering. Supernatural is a null word.

One man's magic is another man's engineering. Supernatural is a null word.

From here, it becomes an engineering problem; the engineer considers the ground motion that will...

From here, it becomes an engineering problem; the engineer considers the ground motion that will...

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot...

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot...

The engineer has been, and is, a maker of history

The engineer has been, and is, a maker of history

The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double logarithmic diagram.

The joy of engineering is to find a straight line on a double logarithmic diagram.

An engineer is someone who washes his hands before going to the toilet.

An engineer is someone who washes his hands before going to the toilet.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Improvement makes strait roads: but the crooked roads without Improvement are roads of Genius.

Improvement makes strait roads: but the crooked roads without Improvement are roads of Genius.

People have an idea that one is in control of a career, a lot more...

People have an idea that one is in control of a career, a lot more...

There are now hundreds of thousands of new engineers that are being trained in China....

There are now hundreds of thousands of new engineers that are being trained in China....

Software Engineering might be science; but that's not what I do. I'm a hacker, not...

Software Engineering might be science; but that's not what I do. I'm a hacker, not...

Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one...

Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one...

I am an old man now, and when I die and go to Heaven there...

I am an old man now, and when I die and go to Heaven there...

To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system...

To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system...

If you can't afford taking your kids to the Zoo, try taking them to Wal-Mart...its...

If you can't afford taking your kids to the Zoo, try taking them to Wal-Mart...its...

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.

I once dated a girl on the track team. It didn't work out. She kept...

I once dated a girl on the track team. It didn't work out. She kept...