Samuel Florman Quotes

It is clear that our survival and the salvaging of our environment are dependent on more technology, not less. — Samuel Florman

Knowledge gives a wider choice and more anguish. — Samuel Florman

There is scarcely a technical issue for which you cannot find expert witnesses of differing opinions. — Samuel Florman

The ancient joy of helping the tribe to survive is constantly rekindled in the engineer's heart. — Samuel Florman

The engineer's power was usually limited to a refusal to endorse a given plan, or to the tender of his resignation. — Samuel Florman

Many of those who can, do. Some of those who don't, write, and tend to criticize doing. — Samuel C. Florman

Engineering is a basic instinct in man, the expression of which is existentially fulfilling. — Samuel Florman

Every technological product has to be designed and its fabrication overseen, and this is what engineers DO. — Samuel Florman

Engineering is the art or science of making practical. — Samuel Florman

We all have ambivalent feelings toward work ... We try to avoid it, and yet we seem to require it for our emotional well-being. — Samuel Florman

Man cannot help but transcend himself as soon as he begins to design and construct. — Samuel Florman