Machine Shop Quotes

• A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop.

  Robert Hughes

  Motivational, Perseverance, Determination

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• My first move as the manager of the machine shop was to introduce standardized work.

  Taiichi Ohno

  Moving, Risk, Machines

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• Huh," Leo said. "Well, if you ever get off this island and want a job, let me know. You're not a total klutz." She smirked. "A job, eh?" Making things in your forge?" "Nah, we could start our own shop," Leo said, surprising himself. Starting a machine shop had always been one of his dreams, but he'd never told anyone about it. "Leo and Calypso's Garage: Auto Repair and Mechanical Monsters.

  Rick Riordan

  Dream, Jobs, Islands

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• This wild emaciated look appeals to some women, though not to many men, who are seldom seen pinning up a Vogue illustration in a machine shop.

  Peg Bracken

  Men, Illustration, Looks

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• Ugliness, squalor are breeding grounds for revolution. Beauty is conducive to tranquillity, happiness. Beautifying of homes and places of worship began with the dawn of civilization. Beautifying of workplaces is only in its infancy. Yet, since men normally spend more than half of their waking hours at work, surely it is important that adequate attention be devoted to elevating their working environment, whether office or factory, foundry or machine shop, mine or warehouse. Beautiful surroundings subtly encourage beautiful living. Drab surroundings, bad air, bad light, evoke bad reactions.

  B. C. Forbes

  Beautiful, Work, Home

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• So many computer languages try to force you into one way of thinking and Perl is very much the opposite of that approach. It's kind of like a, well, sometimes Perl has been called the Swiss army chainsaw of the internet, but it's more like a Swiss army machine shop. It really gives you a lot of tools, some of which are dangerous, but it lets you get your job done very quickly.

  Larry Wall

  Jobs, Army, Thinking

  Source: bigthink.com

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