“NASA works for the White House. There are many at NASA that wish they were building a modern replacement for the Shuttle. However, they had marching orders to instead work on other things, some of which should have no place in a research organization.” ShouldOrderHouseWishWhiteModernBuildingResearchShould HaveOrganizationWhite HouseNasaReplacements Author:Burt Rutan
“You should be a person who can establish the Heavenly Kingdom rather than just the one who can go there. Those who can go to heaven are those who wish to be dependent on God, but those capable of building the Kingdom are those who can let God depend on them.” ShouldPersonsHeavenWishBuildingDependsLetting GoCapableKingdomsDependentHeavenly Author:Sun Myung Moon
“Of course I believe imaginative architecture can make a difference to people's lives, but I wish it was possible to divert some of the effort we put into ambitious museums and galleries into the basic architectural building blocks of society.” PeopleBelieveCoursesI BelieveWishDifferencesEffortBuildingArchitectureBlockMaking A DifferenceMuseumsAmbitiousImaginativeGalleryBuilding Blocks Author:Zaha Hadid
“You wish to be great, begin from the least. You are thinking to construct some mighty fabric in height; first think of the foundation of humility. And how great soever a mass of building one may wish and design to place above it, the greater the building is to be, the deeper does he dig his foundation.” ThinkingFirstsMayDoeWishGreaterDesignHumilityBuildingMassFoundationDeeperHeightFabricConstructs Author:Saint Augustine
“... skepticism about past returns is crucial. The truth is, much as you may wish you could know which funds will be hot, you can't - and neither can the legions of advisers and publications that claim they can. That's why building a portfolio around index funds isn't really settling for average. It's just refusing to believe in magic.” KnowsBelieveMayPastWishMagicBuildingReturnTruth IsClaimsHotInvestingAverageSettlingFundCrucialSkepticismWish YouPublicationAdviserLegionPortfoliosIndex Funds Author:Bethany McLean
“I wish I could tell you the recipe for figuring out who the target user is for your product and who your users should be, but... there isn't a recipe. It comes down to think really hard and use your judgement to figure out who you're really building this for.” ThinkingShouldHardUseWishFiguresBuildingProductsJudgementTargetUsersRecipes Author:Emmett Shear