Engineering is about solving problems, not just making things look pretty.
The more you are interested in others, the more interesting they find you. To be interesting, be interested.
Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.
In computer science, we often deal with problems that are easy to state but hard to solve.
The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.