Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by James Rollins

Quote by James Rollins

Work

The Eye of God

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

James Rollins
James Rollins

James Rollins is a veterinarian born on August 20, 1961. He has extensive experience in the field of veterinary medicine and has made contributions to animal health and welfare. more

You May Also Like

“He strode briskly away, to do whatever it was the managers did. Have meetings, I guess. Make phone calls. It was hard for us on the technical side to understand why the company required so many managers. Engineers built things. Salespeople sold things. Even Human Resources I could understand, kind of. But managers proliferated despite performing very few identifiable functions.”

ManagersEngineersHuman ResourcesSalespeople
Book:Machine Man
Create image

“I've found that all it usually takes to draw out an engineer is to ask a couple of technical questions and then remain calm while listening to the answers. Most people tend to take on a blank, frightened look as soon as they realize that a technical explanation is under way; if you can resist giving this reaction and simply listen, your engineer will open up and tell you everything you ever wanted to know.”

EngineersHumorous Quotes
Book:Leaving Orbit: Notes from the Last Days of American Spaceflight
Create image