“How odd that Americans, and not just their presidents, have come to think of their Constitution as something separable from the government it's supposed to constitute. In theory, it should be as binding on rulers as the laws of physics are on engineers who design bridges; in practice, its axioms have become mere options. Of course engineers don't have to take oaths to respect the law of gravity; reality gives them no choice. Politics, as we see, makes all human laws optional for politicians.” ThinkingGivingShouldHumansRealityGovernmentLawChoicesCoursesPresidentPracticeDesignTheoryPoliticianConstitutionMerePhysicsBridgesOddGravityRulersEngineersOathBindingAxiomsLaws Of PhysicsOptional Author:Joseph Sobran
“I can't stop watching 'Pan Am.' When I was growing up, my father worked as an engineer in Turkey, and we always flew Pan Am. The stewardesses were so glamorous! When they gave me a set of those golden wings, I felt very grown-up. Not only is the show's plot full of mystery and infidelity, they get the period details just right.” I CanShowsFatherFeltGrowing UpGrowingMysteryPeriodsWingsDetailsGoldenPlotEngineersInfidelityTurkeysGlamorousFlewStewardess Author:Gayle King
“We need scientists to design new fuels. We need farmers to help grow them. We need engineers to invent new technologies. We need entrepreneurs to sell those technologies. We need workers to operate assembly lines that hum with high-tech, zero-carbon components. We need builders to hammer into place the foundations for a clean energy age. We need diplomats and businessmen and women, and Peace Corps volunteers to help developing nations skip past the dirty phase of development and transition to sustainable sources of energy. In other words, we need you.” NeedsHelpingAgePastEnergyNationsGrowsLinesTechnologyDesignSourceDevelopmentMen And WomenScientistFoundationSellsEntrepreneurCleanClimateWorkersDevelopingDirtyFuelZeroTransitionFarmersEngineersPhasesVolunteerCarbonBusinessmanComponentsHammersNeed YouAssemblyNew TechnologyBuilderSkipDiplomatsClean EnergyAssembly LinePeace Corps Author:Barack Obama