[vtlynch]

Yes, from the movie. From the source I found (linked below), this is a line Greg Kinnear spoke, that was written by the screen writers. Is there any evidence the real Robert Kearns said this?

http://www.preachingtoday.com/illustrations/2009/april/60420...

Furthermore, how does the first part of the quote make sense. Shouldnt he be saying that ethics trumps engineering, not the other way around?

[otakucode]

He's not saying ethics trumps engineering. He was saying that in other careers, ethics are not as critically important as they are in engineering.