WIST Quotations

Messerschmitt, Willy -- (Attributed (1934))

Dave — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:41:19 +0000

You can have any combination of features the Air Ministry desires, so long as you do not also require that the resulting airplane fly.

[Natürlich können Sie dem Luftfahrtministerium ein Flugzeug mit allen gewünschten Eigenschaften bauen — solange Sie nicht zwingend voraussetzen, dass es dann auch fliegt.]

Wilhelm Emil "Willy" Messerschmitt (1898-1978) German aircraft designer and manufacturer
(Attributed (1934))

Alternate translation:

Of course, you can build the Air Ministry an airplane with whatever characteristics you want -- as long as you don't necessarily expect it to fly.

Kettering, Charles F. -- (Attributed)

Dave — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:07:11 +0000

A problem well stated is a problem half-solved.

Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958) American inventor, engineer, researcher, businessman
(Attributed)

Sometimes attributed to John Dewey.

Bible, Vol. 2. New Testament -- Luke 12: 48 (Jesus) [NRSV (2021 ed.)]

Dave — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:16:11 +0000

From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded.

[παντὶ δὲ ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ, πολὺ ζητηθήσεται παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ᾧ παρέθεντο πολύ, περισσότερον αἰτήσουσιν αὐτόν.]

The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Luke 12: 48 (Jesus) [NRSV (2021 ed.)]
(Source)

No Synoptic parallels.

(Source (Greek)). Alternate translations:

For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
[KJV (1611)]

When a man has had a great deal given him, a great deal will be demanded of him; when a man has had a great deal given him on trust, even more will be expected of him.
[JB (1966)]

When someone is given a great deal, a great deal will be demanded of that person; when someone is entrusted with a great deal, of that person even more will be expected.
[NJB (1985)]

Much is required from the person to whom much is given; much more is required from the person to whom much more is given.
[GNT (1992 ed.)]

Much will be demanded from everyone who has been given much, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.
[CEB (2011)]

From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
[NIV (2011 ed.)]

Jobs, Steve -- In BusinessWeek (25 May 1998)

Dave — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:39:57 +0000

It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.

Steve Jobs (1955-2011) American computer inventor, entrepreneur
In BusinessWeek (25 May 1998)

Emerson, Ralph Waldo -- Essay (1841), “Self-Reliance,” Essays: First Series, No. 2

Dave — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:33:46 +0000

You will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1841), “Self-Reliance,” Essays: First Series, No. 2
(Source)

This essay was inspired by his reading of Walter Savage Landor in 1833, with passages pulled from his lecture "Individualism," last in his course on "The Philosophy of History" (1836–1837), with other passages from the lectures "School," "Genius," and "Duty" in his course on "Human Life" (1838–1839).

Bible, Vol. 1. Old Testament -- Book 33. Micah 6: 8 (Mic 6:8) [tr. RJPS (2023 ed.)]

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 18:00:00 +0000

You have been told, O mortal, what is good,
And what God requires of you:
Only to do justice
And to love goodness,
And to walk modestly with your God.

The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
Book 33. Micah 6: 8 (Mic 6:8) [tr. RJPS (2023 ed.)]
(Source)

Alternate translations:

He hath shewed thee, O man what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
[KJV (1611)]

What is good has been explained to you, man; this is what Yahweh asks of you: only this, to act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God.
[JB (1966)]

No, the Lord has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God.
[GNT (1976)]

You have already been told what is right and what Yahweh wants of you. Only this, to do what is right, to love loyalty and to walk humbly with your God.
[NJB (1985)]

He has told you, human one, what is good and
what the Lord requires from you:
to do justice, embrace faithful love, and walk humbly with your God.
[CEB (2011)]

He has told you, O mortal, what is good,
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice and to love kindness
and to walk humbly with your God?
[NRSV (2021 ed.)]

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
[NIV (2011 ed.)]