Problem Solving Quotes

414 quotes by 296 authors

Many times when I stop working on a problem consciously, my mind continues to work on it below the surface. Often solutions come on me… — Marilynne Robinson
Always prepare secondary ways of dealing with problems. — Frank Herbert
Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth. — Bernard Baruch
I'm someone who doesn't believe in making my problems other people's problems. — Tom Cruise
Progress is obtained only by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems. When you solve problems, all you do is guarantee a return to normalcy. — Peter Drucker
From time to time it has struck me that as a writer, I've somehow managed to live my life as I had long ago dreamt… — Luke Davies
For me it was never about money, but solving problems for the future of humanity. — Elon Musk
A wholesome sense of humor will be a safety valve that will enable you to apply the lighter touch to heavy problems and to learn… — Hugh B. Brown
Writing is not magic. Itâ€™s a craft, a process, a set of steps. As with any process, things sometimes break down. Even in a good… — Roy Peter Clark
Architecture should have little to do with problem solving - rather it should create desirable conditions and opportunities hitherto thought impossible. — Cedric Price
Money should not, and must not, change our commitment to solving problems and building this state. — Dave Freudenthal
We live in a society that penalizes highly creative individuals for their non-conformist autonomy. This makes the teaching of problem solving in design both discouraging… — Victor Papanek
We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces.… — Margaret J. Wheatley
Too many problem-solving sessions become battlegrounds where decisions are made based on power rather than intelligence. — Margaret J. Wheatley
The theory of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin is universally applicable. We should regard it not as a dogma, but as a guide to action.… — Mao Zedong
Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it 'philanthropy' is extremely short-sighted… — Naveen Jain
I now know that I learn by solving problems as they arise. Rarely do we learn significant lessons, or significantly improve, any other way. — Bob Parsons
As the week wore on, Ivan contemplated the merits of inertia as a problem-solving technique with growing favor — Lois McMaster Bujold
Our society values alert, problem-solving consciousness, and it devalues all other states of consciousness. Any kind of consciousness that is not related to the production… — Graham Hancock
The distance between the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under… — Lev S. Vygotsky

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