"The ideal engineer is a composite ... He is not a scientist, he is not a mathematician, he is not a sociologist or a writer; but he may use the knowledge and techniques of any or all of these disciplines in solving engineering problems." - Nathan W. Dougherty
"An engineer is the closest thing to a magician that exists in the real world."
"The engineer has been, and is, a maker of history." - James Kip Finch
"Engineering is the art of organizing and directing men and controlling the forces and materials of nature for the benefit of the human race." - Henry G. Stott
"Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world." - Elon Musk
"The world is but a canvas to the imagination." - Henry David Thoreau
"The scientist discovers a new type of material or energy and the engineer discovers a new use for it." - Gordon Lindsay Glegg
"An engineer is someone who can do for a dime what any fool can do for a dollar."
"Great engineers make things that are useful. In that sense, engineering is the most important thing that humans do." - James Dyson