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Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

— James A. Michener

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.

— Queen Elizabeth II

Engineering or technology is all about using the power of science to make life better for people, to reduce cost, to improve comfort, to improve productivity, etc.

— N. R. Narayana Murthy

Science is about knowing; engineering is about doing.

— Henry Petroski

As engineers, we were going to be in a position to change the world - not just study it.

— Henry Petroski

Some dreamers demand that scientists only discover things that can be used for good.

— John Charles Polanyi

We build our technologies as a way of addressing all our anxieties and desires. They are our passions congealed into these prosthetic extensions of ourselves. And they do it in a way that reflects what we dream ourselves capable of doing.

— Richard Powers

Engineering stimulates the mind.

— Bruce Dickinson

Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.

— Scott Adams

All the traditional STEM fields, the science, technology, engineering, and math fields, are stoked when you dream big in an agency such as NASA.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

✗Opposing Perspectives

I hope climate science becomes the big thing. And then what I want is electrical engineers to solve the world's energy problems, energy distribution problems. I want mechanical engineers to make better transportation systems. I want chemical engineers to develop better solar panels, and so on.

— Bill Nye