Travis Kalanick Quotes

If, early on, you know how things are put together, then you can build. The architect is in charge of making - he is not an artist.

Engineering stimulates the mind.

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

I don't see any difference between architecture and engineering. It's the same profession.

I'm an engineer.

When I was four or five years old, my grandfather showed me how to build things, paint, saw. Through years of fixing bikes, repairing lawn mowers, I learned how things work.

I like building.

The best way to figure out how something works is to try to build it from scratch.

Building a dollhouse is a lot like writing a novel because you are God of the Universe.

Don't ask me to put up a shelf, but I love engineering.

I think I have more in common with a carpenter than you might think. We're putting things together.

Creating something is all about problem-solving.

Building a house is like producing a movie. There's no right way to do it but a lot of wrong ways. You have to be flexible and creative. You have to move fast, be prepared - or it quickly becomes costly.

I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination.

A true architect is not an artist but an optimistic realist. They take a diverse number of stakeholders, extract needs, concerns, and dreams, then create a beautiful yet tangible solution that is loved by the users and the community at large. We create vessels in which life happens.

Engineering is a fantastic base for any career.

I enjoy building more than managing.

A designer is someone who constructs while he thinks, someone for whom planning and making go together.

Engineering or Technology is the making of things that did not previously exist, whereas science is the discovering of things that have long existed.

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.

My main profession is architect.

For me, cooking is practical. That's the core of an engineer. Engineers are very practical designers and creative people. Every single thing I create has to have a purpose.

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

I like that I'm an engineer - it sets me apart from a lot of other artists.

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.