Henry Petroski
Many of the familiar little things that we use every day have typically evolved over a period of time to a state of familiarity. They balance form and function, elegance and economy, success and failure in ways that are not only acceptable, but also admirable.
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Where the spirit does not work with the hand...You become so obsessed, and that's not a bad thing...The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth...Don't cry because it's over...We should look to the mind, and not to the outward...Discontent is the first necessity of progress...
