"A railroad may have to be carried over a gorge or arroya. Obviously it does not need an Engineer to point out that this may be done by filling the chasm with earth, but only a Bridge Engineer is competent to determine whether it is cheaper to do this or to bridge it, and to design the bridge which will safely and most cheaply serve."

-- Henry R. Towne

#Bridges Quotes #Design Quotes #Doe Quotes

“One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I don't often do them.”
“Finish the day's writing when you still want to continue.”

Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction". www.theguardian.com. February 20, 2010.
“This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits - one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen.”
“Spit on your own and you can't do anything, but if you all spit together you can drown the bastards”
“I'm almost violent about that stuff - electronic manipulation of pictures. I think it's an abomination. I reject it all. I mean, it's OK for selling corn flakes or automobiles or for taking pimples out of Elizabeth Taylor's face, but it undermines the thing that photography is about, which is about observation and not about manipulation of images.”
“A request not to worry is perhaps the least soothing message capable of human utterance.”
“A manÂ´s level of dignity must always be above his level of fear.”
“The truth is, homes change over time â€”Â and technology has to adapt, not try to do everything at once.”

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