Half-truths Are Like Half A Brick -

All New Ideas Begin In A Non-conforming Mind That Questions Some Tenet Of The Conventional Wisdom.

To Doubt One's Own First Principles Is The Mark Of A Civilized Man. Don't Defend Past Actions; What Is Right Today May Be Wrong Tomorrow. Don't Be Consistent; Consistency Is The Refuge Of Fools.

I Have The Charisma Of The Chipmunk. I Never Have Thought I Was Smart. I Thought The People I Dealt With Were Dumb.

As A Guide To Engineering Ethics, I Should Like To Commend To You A Liberal Adaptation Of The Injunction Contained In The Oath Of Hippocrates That The Professional Man Do Nothing That Will Harm His Client.

Nothing So Sharpens The Thought Process As Writing Down One's Arguments. Weaknesses Overlooked In Oral Discussion Become Painfully Obvious On The Written Page.