Herbert Hoover Quotes

I have always been fascinated by the way things work and how they came to take the form that they did. Writing about these things satisfies my curiosity about the made world while at the same time giving me an opportunity to design a new explanation for the processes that shape it.

For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by things large and small. I wanted to know what made my watch tick, my radio play, and my house stand. I wanted to know who invented the bottle cap and who designed the bridge. I guess from early on I wanted to be an engineer.

Building is just skilled labor, I suppose. It's a lot of work. I don't mind other people building them, but the way things go together and are made is interesting to me; I like that a lot.

Tech, in the sense of... putting things together, that goes back beyond memory for me.

Studying engineering was natural for me; I was always interested in technology and building things.

I got no thrill from solving an integral equation, but I did get a thrill from building an exotic piece of equipment that worked.

I am an engineer, not just an architect, so I've always been motivated by technique or technology. As soon as technology moves just a little bit, it changes architecture.

I liked the challenge of designing and building things, figuring out how something works and how to make it better or apply it in a different way.

I love building things like robots, toys, and all of that.

I wanted to be an engineer.

I'm an engineer.

I'm actually an engineer.

I have a fondness for when the landscape becomes surreal.

I enjoy construction and the process of building things, so maybe I'd be a developer of some kind - residential and commercial. Because I produce a lot of television now, I enjoy building things from the ground up, whether it's a physical structure or a show, and seeing them and realizing them.

I'm an engineer by trade, and what engineers do is they go and build, and they don't think a lot about storytelling.

It's really fun and challenging to build things that have never been built before.

I was always really geeky about design and buildings. Always into architecture as a kid.

The natural world is a source of inspiration.

Manufacturing is finite, but human intellect is infinite. Textile is all about manufacturing, and industries like pharmaceuticals are all about human intellect.

I love old industrial imagery and smokestacks belching pollution, maybe because Iceland doesn't have any industry, just mountains and beautiful nature.

I just want to build the best buildings. It's not about me, it's about the buildings, creating a space where society can gather and marvel in beauty and nature.

Civil engineers build bridges. Electrical engineers, power grids. Software engineers, apps. From the engineers who created the Great Pyramids to the engineers who are designing and developing tomorrow's autonomous vehicles, these visionaries and their tangible creations are inextricably linked.

As a former competitor, robot combat is near and dear to my heart. I enjoy the mix of creativity and mayhem that are essential to this sport.

I'm an engineer by training.