Surveyor Quotes

#1. George Washington became an official surveyor for Culpepper County at seventeen and a commissioned major in the militia at twenty;

Jennifer Senior

#2. Bel Air, I am convinced, was laid out by some diabolic sadist who deliberately decided not to use a compass or a surveyor.

Groucho Marx

#3. I think my mum wanted me to join the army or something, or become a surveyor - something with good career prospects.

Andy Serkis

#4. In March 1861 alone - Lincoln's first month in office - the U.S. Senate would receive for its advice and consent some sixty pages of names submitted for civilian and military appointments ranging from secretary of state to surveyor-general of Minnesota.

Harold Holzer

#5. I come from a line of railroad men. My great-grandfather was a surveyor for the Burlington Railroad.

Bill Moseley

#6. My dad worked all sorts of jobs when I was growing up and finally ended up as a surveyor; my mum delivers meals to old folk around where we live. We didn't have much money when I was growing up, but I had a very happy childhood.

Michelle Dockery

#7. I used to work on a survey crew, because my dad was an engineer, but he was also a surveyor.

Michael Keaton

#8. Siarad Cymraeg?" said Old Shacob.
"He wants to know if you speak Welsh," said the surveyor.
"NO!" yelled the official at the old man before him.
"Tamn it all; his language, man!" shouted Dan. "What you expect in Wales - Chinese, or what?!

Geraint Goodwin

#9. If you're looking for an adventure, an intellectual challenge, and a close-knit community of professionals, consider land surveying! It's not for everyone, and I'd recommend working as a surveyor's assistant or office staff before committing to the necessary schooling.

Mark Mason

#10. In my absence, the surveyor had become a kind of frenzied serial killer of the inanimate.

Jeff VanderMeer

#11. When I bought my first house in London with my husband-to-be, our surveyor said: "Nicki, you're paying top dollar, but it's not an investment," and I said: "But we're buying a home, not an investment."

Nicki Chapman

#12. Sometimes I imagine a surveyor 100 years from now reading my plan, retracing my boundaries, and finding the monuments that I set. It's an honor to make a mark in history like that.

Mark Mason

#13. You like music, Mr. Gurgeh?" Hamin asked, leaning over to the man. Gurgeh nodded. "Well, a little does no harm.

Iain Banks

#14. People say, 'What if your name was Niki Smith?' Well, if Niki Smith lived the life I've lived, it would have great bearing.

Niki Tsongas

#15. Sometimes women are afraid to be sexy and women should know that sometimes a dress can change her life

Roberto Cavalli

#16. Try to let what is unfair teach you ... what is unfair can be a stern but invaluable teacher ... you can be shaped, or you can be broken. There is not much in between. Try to learn. Be coachable. Try to learn from everybody, especially those who fail. This is hard.

David Foster Wallace

#17. We all learned to think before we spoke and to limit what we said to the problem at hand.

Richard H. O'Kane

#18. I can be thrown by the wayside, but I'm looking at the stars.

Friedrich Nietzsche