---
title: "1 Personality Problem Quotes By George Polya"
description: "1 Personality Problem quotes by George Polya. Plus more from George Polya and more Personality Problem sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/george-polya-10766_personality_the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-th_2432195.png"
---

> [The open secret of real success is to throw your whole personality into your problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-throw-your-whole-personality/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/george-polya-10766_personality_the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-th_2432195.png)

## More by George Polya

> [Pedantry and mastery are opposite attitudes toward rules. To apply a rule to the letter, rigidly, unquestioningly, in cases where it fits and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/pedantry-and-mastery-are-opposite-attitudes-toward-rules-to-apply-a/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [A GREAT discovery solves a great problem but there is a grain of discovery in any problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/a-great-discovery-solves-a-great-problem-but-there-is-a-grain-of/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [Where should I start? Start from the statement of the problem. ... What can I do? Visualize the problem as a whole as clearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/where-should-i-start-start-from-the-statement-of-the-problem-what-can/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [In order to translate a sentence from English into French two things are necessary. First, we must understand thoroughly the English sentence. Second, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/in-order-to-translate-a-sentence-from-english-into-french-two-things/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [Look around when you have got your first mushroom or made your first discovery: they grow in clusters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/look-around-when-you-have-got-your-first-mushroom-or-made-your-first/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [Beauty in mathematics is seeing the truth without effort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/beauty-in-mathematics-is-seeing-the-truth-without-effort/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [I am too good for philosophy and not good enough for physics. Mathematics is in between.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/i-am-too-good-for-philosophy-and-not-good-enough-for-physics/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [Solving problems is a practical art, like swimming, or skiing, or playing the piano: you can learn it only by imitation and practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/solving-problems-is-a-practical-art-like-swimming-or-skiing-or/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [An idea which can be used only once is a trick. If one can use it more than once it becomes a method.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/an-idea-which-can-be-used-only-once-is-a-trick-if-one-can-use-it-more/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [To teach effectively a teacher must develop a feeling for his subject; he cannot make his students sense its vitality if he does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/to-teach-effectively-a-teacher-must-develop-a-feeling-for-his-subject/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [The world is anxious to admire that apex and culmination of modern mathematics: a theorem so perfectly general that no particular application of it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/the-world-is-anxious-to-admire-that-apex-and-culmination-of-modern/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [The first rule of discovery is to have brains and good luck. The second rule of discovery is to sit tight and wait till…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/the-first-rule-of-discovery-is-to-have-brains-and-good-luck-the/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [Hilbert once had a student in mathematics who stopped coming to his lectures, and he was finally told the young man had gone off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/hilbert-once-had-a-student-in-mathematics-who-stopped-coming-to-his/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [Geometry is the science of correct reasoning on incorrect figures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/geometry-is-the-science-of-correct-reasoning-on-incorrect-figures/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

> [An idea which can be used once is a trick. If it can be used more than once it becomes a method.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/an-idea-which-can-be-used-once-is-a-trick-if-it-can-be-used-more-than/)

[George Polya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-polya/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personality-problem/george-polya/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Personality Problem Quotes By George Polya",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The open secret of real success is to throw your whole personality into your problem.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "George Polya"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-polya/the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-throw-your-whole-personality/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/george-polya-10766_personality_the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-th_2432195.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/george-polya-10766_personality_the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-th_2432195.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/george-polya-10766_personality_the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-th_2432195.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The open secret of real success is to throw your whole personality into your problem.” — George Polya",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personality-problem/george-polya/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personality-problem/george-polya/",
            "name": "Personality Problem Quotes by George Polya",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personality-problem/george-polya/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/george-polya-10766_personality_the-open-secret-of-real-success-is-to-th_2432195.png"
            },
            "description": "1 Personality Problem quotes by George Polya. Plus more from George Polya and more Personality Problem sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personality-problem/george-polya/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personality-problem/george-polya/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Personality Problem",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personality-problem/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "George Polya",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personality-problem/george-polya/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```