“If what they say is right we're none of us going to have time to do all that we planned to do. But we can keep on doing it as long as we can.” IfsLong Book:On the Beach Source: On the Beach
“It has been said that an engineer is a man who can do for ten shillings what any fool can do for a pound; if that be so, we were certainly engineers.” IfsMenHas BeensSaidCan DoFoolTenPoundsEngineers Book:Slide rule: the autobiography of an engineer Source: Slide rule: the autobiography of an engineer
“If I have learned one thing in my 54 years, it is that it is very good for the character to engage in sports which put your life in danger from time to time. It breeds a saneness in dealing with day to day trivialities which probably cannot be got in any other way, and a habit of quick decisions.” IfsWayYearsCharacterSportsDecisionOne ThingDangerHabitVery GoodClimbingI Have LearnedDay To DayTrivialityQuick Decisions Author:Nevil Shute
