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I could have gone on to be an engineer full time, except that there was more demand for my playing. But the love of working the board never leaves you.

— Steve Cropper

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

When I was little, I wanted to be a civil engineer. Not a ballerina, not a doctor, a civil engineer. I was such a nerd.

— Bitsie Tulloch

Growing up in India, I knew all I needed to change the world was one good opportunity, and I prepared myself for it. When that opportunity came - in the form of the chance to earn an engineering degree - I was ready.

— Naveen Jain

I tried being a mechanic and I tried catering, but I realized I had even less aptitude for semi-skilled labour than for academic work.

— Toby Young

Engineering was the safe and sensible choice, but music was what I loved and wanted to do.

— Stormzy

When I was young I had an apprenticeship as an engineer.

— Yves Rossy

I come from a family of doctors and engineers, and everyone expected me to take up a similar career. That was the most natural thing to do!

— Sushant Singh Rajput

I like engineering, but I love the creative input.

— John Dykstra

I had no intention of being a film producer, and I knew I wasn't passionate about engineering. I was always set on having my own business, controlling my own destiny.

— Will Packer

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was the youngest child and the only son. I was expected to shine in academics. It seemed like too big a risk to take up cricket as a career. I thought I had to live up to my family's expectations. So I chose to be an engineer.

— Sushant Singh Rajput

So I went for engineering, specifically product design, which I enjoyed.

— Debi Thomas