10 Quotes to Inspire Engineers

Regardless of who you are and what you do for a living, there is always room for some much-needed inspiration. Let eeDesignIt get you in the right mindset as you embark on your day. These quotes are just for you– the engineer.

#1

“Scientists study the world as it is, engineers create the world that never has been.”
― Theodore von Karman

#2

 “A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes.”
― Helmut Jahn

#3

“The way to succeed is to double your failure rate.”
—Thomas J. Watson, pioneer in the development of computing equipment for IBM

#4

“We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.”
—Lee Iacocca, American engineer and automobile executive

#5

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like.  Design is how it works.”
– Steve Jobs

#6

 “Your test equipment is lying to you and it is your job to figure out how.”
– Charles Rush

#7

“My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe. There is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength, and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists.”
-Nikola Tesla

#8

“The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.” -Bill Nye

“Electrical Engineers: We step up. We Transform.”

#10

“The engineer performs many public functions from which he gets only philosophical satisfactions. Most people do not know it, but he is an economic and social force.”

-Herbert Hoover