Isambard Kingdom Brunel

I am not, I think, a man of very strong prejudices, but I confess I have a strong prejudice against the word 'impossible'.

I don't think I'm a man of very strong prejudices, but I confess I have a strong prejudice against the word 'impossible'.

I have been accused of being a visionary. I plead guilty.

I am determined to make a great hit or a great miss.

The public must be educated to appreciate the value of good engineering.

I believe that the greatest good that can be done to the country is to make the communication between distant parts as easy and as cheap as possible.

My great object is to make a perfect machine, and I have no doubt that I shall succeed.

I am not a man of words, but of deeds.

The engineer's first duty is to make a thing work.

I have always endeavoured to do my best, and I have always found that my best has been good enough.

I am not a man who is easily discouraged.

I have no doubt that I shall succeed in making a perfect machine.

The great object of the engineer is to make the forces of nature subservient to the use of man.

I am not a man who is afraid of responsibility.

I have always found that the best way to get a thing done is to do it yourself.

I am not a man who is easily satisfied.

The engineer must be a man of practical experience.

I have always found that the best way to learn is by doing.

I am not a man who is afraid of failure.

The engineer must be a man of resource.