Isambard Kingdom Brunel

The engineer is the man who can make the impossible possible.

I have always endeavoured to make my works as durable as possible.

The engineer is the man who can make the crooked straight and the rough places plain.

I have always been a great advocate for the employment of the most scientific principles in all my works.

The engineer is the man who can make the desert blossom as the rose.

I have always considered that the greatest reward an engineer can have is the approbation of his fellow men.

The engineer is the man who can make the world a better place to live in.

I have always endeavoured to make my works as economical as possible.

The engineer is the man who can make the forces of nature subservient to the will of man.

I have always been of the opinion that the greatest enemy of progress is prejudice.

The engineer is the man who can make the earth yield up its treasures.

I have always considered that the greatest monument an engineer can have is his works.

The engineer is the man who can make the distant near and the difficult easy.

I have always endeavoured to make my works as safe as possible.

The engineer is the man who can make the path of commerce smooth and easy.

I have always been a great advocate for the employment of the most ingenious contrivances in all my works.

The engineer is the man who can make the wilderness smile.

I have always considered that the greatest satisfaction an engineer can have is to contribute to the welfare of his country.

The engineer is the man who can make the world a smaller place.

I have always endeavoured to make my works as beautiful as possible.