Анурьев, справочник конструктора машиностроителя

"Чудеса не противоречат законам природы, они противоречат нашим представлениям о ней"

"Каждый, в меру своего понимания общих вещей работает на себя,а в меру непонимания на того, кто понимает больше.

"Среди нескольких десятков миллиардов живших и живущих на Земле людей немногие, возможно несколько миллионов, сделали главное из того, что вообще было сделано на нашей планете за обозримое историей время деятельности людей.
В меру дарованного им таланта и сообразно складывающимся обстоятельствам, они собирали, охраняли и созидали духовное и материальное богатство общества."

"WORKING in the OILFIELD.. When I try to explain to people exactly what I did in my job, it's sometimes difficult getting them to understand. This may put it in a way that makes it easier to grasp... 1. We work in weird shifts …. Like prostitutes. 2. They pay you to make the client happy .... Like prostitutes. 3. The client pays a lot of money, but your employer keeps almost every penny... Like prostitutes. 4. You are rewarded for fulfilling the client's dreams ... Like prostitutes. 5. Your friends fall apart and you end up hanging out with people in the same profession as you ... Like prostitutes. 6. When you have to meet the client you always have to be perfectly groomed... Like prostitutes. 7. But when you go back home it seems like you are coming back from hell ...Like prostitutes. 8. The client always wants to pay less but expects incredible things from you... Like prostitutes. 9. When people ask you about your job, you have difficulties explaining it...Like prostitutes. 10. Every day when you wake up, you say: “I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE DOING THIS ”..... Like prostitutes. If you know someone in the oil industry please share this with them so they don't feel bad anymore....Like prostitutes"