Problem Solving Quotes

414 quotes by 296 authors

A multidisciplinary study group ... estimated that it would be 1980 before developments in artificial intelligence make it possible for machines alone to do much… — J. C. R. Licklider
One barrier... is the impoverishment of classroom language, the failure to cultivate a common vocabulary about inquiry, explanation, argument and problem solving. — David Perkins
In the midst of this chopping sea of civilized life, such are the clouds and storms and quicksands and thousand-and-one items to be allowed for,… — Henry David Thoreau
The greatest poets are those with memories so great that they extend beyond their strongest experiences to their minutest observations of people and things far… — Stephen Spender
The first step is always to succeed in becoming surprised - to notice that there is something funny going on. — David Gelernter
Mistakes are at the very base of human thought, embedded there, feeding the structure like root nodules. If we were not provided with the knack… — Lewis Thomas
Humans hardly ever learn from the experience of others. They learn - when they do, which isn't often - on their own, the hard way. — Robert A. Heinlein
Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve. — John F. Kerry
Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them. — Rick Warren
I think there are definitely two types of student: the academic kids and the 50% who fail. It's very clear to see - it's fact.… — Jamie Oliver
In 1970 the top three skills required by the Fortune 500 were the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. In 1999 the top three skills… — Linda Darling-Hammond
Frozen in fear, you avoid responsibility because you think your experience is beyond your control. This stance keeps you from making decisions, solving problems, or… — David Emerald Womeldorff
Americans are a can-do people, an enthusiastic people, a problem-solving people. And when given a direction and given a plan, they'll sign on. — Henry Cisneros
Don't look for someone who will solve all your problems; look for someone who will face them with you. — John Spence
Problem-solving typically involves the construction of discriminative stimuli — B.F. Skinner
To me, it doesn't matter if your scapegoats are the Jews, the homosexuals, the male sex, the Masons, the Jesuits, the Welfare Parasites, the Power… — Robert Anton Wilson
The best programmers are not marginally better than merely good ones. They are an order-of-magnitude better, measured by whatever standard: conceptual creativity, speed, ingenuity of… — Randall E. Stross
I've been amazed at how often those outside the discipline of design assume that what designers do is decoration. Good design is problem solving. — Jeffrey Veen
Permaculture is not the movement of sustainability and it is not the philosophy behind it; it is the problem-solving approach the movement and the philosophy… — Toby Hemenway
Life is a continuous exercise in creative problem solving. — Michael J. Gelb

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