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

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own...

Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own...

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'm an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers......

I'm an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers......

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.

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...

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...

A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the...

A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the...

A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person...

A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person...

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away...

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away...

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...

The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half...

The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half...

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger...

I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger...