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title: "8 Interesting Problem Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Interesting Problem quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Interesting Problem sayings and thoughts."
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> [If you have a problem you can solve by throwing money at it, you don't have a very interesting problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/if-you-have-a-problem-you-can-solve-by-throwing-money-at-it-you-don-t/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/090/anne-lamott-188_ifs_if-you-have-a-problem-you-can-solve-by-t_528182.png)

> [Far more interesting than problem solving is problem creation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-close/far-more-interesting-than-problem-solving-is-problem-creation/)

[Chuck Close](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-close/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/chuck-close-4781_creation_far-more-interesting-than-problem-solvin_1020643.jpg)

> [To solve an interesting problem, start by finding a problem that is interesting to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-s-raymond/to-solve-an-interesting-problem-start-by-finding-a-problem-that-is/)

[Eric S. Raymond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-s-raymond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/eric-s-raymond-5007_findings_to-solve-an-interesting-problem-start-by_1139971.png)

> [Unless you can begin with an interesting problem, it is unlikely you will end up with an interesting solution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gill/unless-you-can-begin-with-an-interesting-problem-it-is-unlikely-you/)

[Bob Gill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/bob-gill-31712_ends_unless-you-can-begin-with-an-interesting_1713015.png)

> [“Luckily," he went on, "you have come to exactly the right place with your interesting problem, for there is no such word…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-adams/luckily-he-went-on-you-have-come-to-exactly-the-right-place-with-your/)

[Douglas Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-adams/)

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> [I am very seldom interested in applications. I am more interested in the elegance of a problem. Is it a good problem,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claude-shannon/i-am-very-seldom-interested-in-applications-i-am-more-interested-in/)

[Claude Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claude-shannon/)

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> [I wish you'd help me look into a more interesting problem - namely, my sanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/i-wish-you-d-help-me-look-into-a-more-interesting-problem-namely-my/)

[Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/kurt-vonnegut-41_help-me_i-wish-you-d-help-me-look-into-a-more-in_2556385.jpg)

> [Even when I was studying mathematics, physics, and computer science, it always seemed that the problem of consciousness was about the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chalmers/even-when-i-was-studying-mathematics-physics-and-computer-science-it/)

[David Chalmers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chalmers/)

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