Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it.

Quote by Sir Henry Royce

Topics: Engineering Quotes, Perfection Quotes

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer...

An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

Out of perfection nothing can be made. Every process involves breaking something up.

Out of perfection nothing can be made. Every process involves breaking something up.

Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self-solitude is the enemy of well-being.

Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self-solitude is the enemy of well-being.