Isambard Kingdom Brunel

I don't think I have ever been afraid of anything.

The public will always be ready to appreciate the efforts of those who strive to serve them well.

There is no such thing as a perfect design. There is always room for improvement.

The true engineer is one who can make a shilling go as far as a pound.

I believe in the power of human ingenuity to overcome any obstacle.

My work is my life, and I have no other.

I have always endeavoured to do my duty, and to do it well.

The more difficult the task, the greater the satisfaction in overcoming it.

I am not easily discouraged.

To achieve great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience, but how he stands at times of controversy and challenge.

I have always tried to do my best, and I can do no more.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

I have no fear of death. I have lived a full life.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.