"If you cannot solve the proposed problem try……" — George Polya

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— George Polya

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47 Quotes by George Polya

George Polya has 47 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Quite often, when an idea that could be helpful presents itself, we do not appreciate it, for it is so…
The world is anxious to admire that apex and culmination of modern mathematics: a theorem so perfectly general that no…
The elegance of a mathematical theorem is directly proportional to the number of independent ideas one can see in the…
The first rule of discovery is to have brains and good luck. The second rule of discovery is to sit…
Mathematics is the cheapest science. Unlike physics or chemistry, it does not require any expensive equipment. All one needs for…
When introduced at the wrong time or place, good logic may be the worst enemy of good teaching.
Where should I start? Start from the statement of the problem. ... What can I do? Visualize the problem as…
If you have to prove a theorem, do not rush. First of all, understand fully what the theorem says, try…
A great discovery solves a great problem, but there is a grain of discovery in the solution of any problem.…
Look around when you have got your first mushroom or made your first discovery: they grow in clusters.
The future mathematician ... should solve problems, choose the problems which are in his line, meditate upon their solution, and…
If the proof starts from axioms, distinguishes several cases, and takes thirteen lines in the text book ... it may…

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Europe cannot solve this alone. We need stronger U.S. activity on the climate change issue if we are going to… — Unknown Author
You cannot solve a problem until you acknowledge that you have one and accept responsibility for solving it. — Zig Ziglar
We cannot solve a problem by saying, "It's not my problem." We cannot solve a problem by hoping that someone… — M. Scott Peck
Human intelligence is a limited resource. It cannot solve problems caused by ignoring fundamentals of existence. — Leon Krier
The reaction against your own thought in itself lends life to thought. How this reaction is born is hard to… — Emile M. Cioran
There is little novelty in the detective who cannot solve himself. — Ben H. Winters
As grateful as we are for all the work the community health centers do, it is also important that we… — Jan Schakowsky
You cannot solve a problem by condemning it — Wayne Dyer
It is natural that people do not want to be involved with us too much. There is no problem down… — Unknown Author
We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth. — Hans Kung
You cannot solve a problem with the mind that created it. First you must change the mind. — Wayne Dyer
Through money or power you cannot solve all problems. The problem in the human heart must be solved first. — Dalai Lama

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