Quotes about Problem Solving

Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution. Votes: 3

The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year. Votes: 3

No pressure, no diamonds. Votes: 2

Life is a crisis - so what! Votes: 2

Life is a continuous exercise in creative problem solving. Votes: 2

Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions. Votes: 2

Problem-solving is hunting; it is savage pleasure and we are born to it. Votes: 2

In mathematics, the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems. Votes: 2

Stop looking for solutions to problems and start looking for the right path. Votes: 2

No problem is so big or so complicated that it can't be run away from! Votes: 2

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. Votes: 2

If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them. Votes: 2

Too many problem-solving sessions become battlegrounds where decisions are made based on power rather than intelligence. Votes: 2

It is not stress that kills us. It is effective adaptation to stress that allows us to live. Votes: 2

The greatest and most important problems of life are all fundamentally insoluble. They can never be solved but only outgrown. Votes: 2

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem. Votes: 2

The formulation of the problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

What is a demanding pleasure that demands the use of ones mind! Not in the sense of problem solving, but in the sense of exercising discrimination, judgment, awareness. Votes: 2

I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge. Votes: 2

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists. Votes: 2

One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment... If it doesn't turn out right, we can modify it as we go along. Votes: 2

It is well known that "problem avoidance" is an important part of problem solving. Instead of solving the problem you go upstream and alter the system so that the problem does not occur in the first place. Votes: 2

Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark. Votes: 2

What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the call of a potential meaning waiting to be fulfilled by him. Votes: 2

Making a movie is a lot of problem solving. Votes: 1

Hackers often describe what they do as playfully creative problem solving. Votes: 1

I'm a doctor; we work in teams. I'm very committed to problem solving. Votes: 1

Problem solving is hunting. It is savage pleasure and we are born to it. Votes: 1

The U.N. is one of many competitors in a marketplace of global problem solving. Votes: 1

I think that our cooperative conservation approaches get people to sit down and grapple with problem solving. Votes: 1

A C.E.O.'s job is leadership, problem solving, and team building. I've done that my whole career. Votes: 1

Innovation requires a novel approach to scientific problem solving, higher level of resource commitments over much longer time durations. Votes: 1

There's lots of problem solving in any marriage, but when you have this collective goal that is a human being, it's an inspiring rally point. Votes: 1

I think growing up in a big family taught me a lot of problem solving and how to share and compromise, and that's been helpful in my marriage. Votes: 1

Over tens and hundreds of thousands of years, we evolved to find certain things stimulating, and as very intelligent, civilized beings, we're enormously stimulated by problem solving and learning. Votes: 1

Music is a lot more like solving an intricate puzzle with moments of pure, random creative bliss... whereas painting is much more purely random creative bliss with moments of problem solving. Votes: 1

Lucid dreaming has considerable potential for promoting personal growth and self-development, enhancing self-confidence, improving mental and physical health, facilitating creative problem solving and helping you to progress on the path to self-mastery. Votes: 1

I believe that no matter what you do in life, if you learn the basics through theater, it will help you in everything else - problem solving, communication, discipline, all of that stuff. Votes: 1

As much as we may want to withdraw into a world of pure problem solving, we have to acknowledge that the most successful architectures are the ones you can actually convince someone to implement. Votes: 1

Drawing and visual pursuits were first. Music came and found me in a way. Really, what it's about is creative problem solving, and music is a lot more an expression of that than painting is for me. Votes: 1

I used to look at composing music as problem solving. But as I get older, it's not about problem solving anymore. There are no solutions, because there are no problems. You just turn the tap and it flows out. Votes: 1

Facts and data, rather than opinion, are the two cornerstones of problem solving, and yet they are consistently withheld from the people by American media. We must have facts and data in order to recognize where there is a problem! Votes: 1

The primary difference that I have found between the system of education in India and other countries, particularly the U.S., is that they focus on problem solving and relating theories to reality around them. These two things are lacking in the education system in India. Votes: 1

When you're trying to solve a problem on a new product type, you become completely focused on problems that seem a number of steps removed from the main product. That problem solving can appear a little abstract, and it is easy to lose sight of the product. Votes: 1

Collaboration is important not just because it's a better way to learn. The spirit of collaboration is penetrating every institution and all of our lives. So learning to collaborate is part of equipping yourself for effectiveness, problem solving, innovation and life-long learning in an ever-changing networked economy. Votes: 1

Twenty-eight years in business and you understand the importance of problem solving and the importance of efficiency, because if you don't become efficient, you don't run a business well, and you are out of business. And I think some of those principles could be applied to leadership in Washington. Votes: 1

I have a lot of appreciation for what people do in front of the camera as well as behind the camera. I don't think I could like one without the other. Eventually, I think the road will lead me down to producing or directing, because it's more about problem solving. Votes: 1

Traditional models of work only let us cross out the needs on the very bottom of the pyramid - basic sustenance. On the flipside, independent employment within the network of the new sharing economy addresses our needs for a sense of community and belonging, autonomy and respect, creativity and problem solving. Votes: 1

In so many ways, being a literary agent is an irresistible job to me. Not only does it involve all the things I love - being an advocate for others, problem solving, and going to meetings - yes, that's true, I love meetings, though everyone says it's bizarre! - but most importantly, I love working with people whose writing excites me. Votes: 1

All life is problem solving Votes: 0

Creating something is all about problem-solving. Votes: 0

Problem-solving typically involves the construction of discriminative stimuli Votes: 0

Westerners have aggressive problem-solving minds; Africans experience people. Votes: 0

You are not a problem that needs solving. Votes: 0

Far more interesting than problem solving is problem creation. Votes: 0

Launching a business is essentially an adventure in problem-solving. Votes: 0

If Perl is the solution, you're solving the wrong problem. Votes: 0

I'm not afraid of problem-solving. There is always a way. Votes: 0

Most research is a synthesis of problem solving and creativity. Votes: 0

Creating is no problem - problem solving is not creating. Votes: 0

All writing is ultimately a question of solving a problem. Votes: 0

Personally I don't think solving corruption is such a big problem. Votes: 0

Snowden is an orderly thinker, with an engineer's approach to problem-solving. Votes: 0

A game is a problem-solving activity, approached with a playful attitude Votes: 0

You can increase your problem-solving skills by honing your question-asking ability. Votes: 0

For me, creativity includes problem-solving. That's the broad definition of it. Votes: 0

All human behavior has a reason. All behavior is solving a problem. Votes: 0

Prevention is a very important part of solving the problem of cancer. Votes: 0

It's all about one thing: creative problem-solving to get the story out. Votes: 0

Every age has its problem, by solving which humanity is helped forward. Votes: 0

The first step to problem solving is figuring out who's got the problem. Votes: 0

People in good moods are better at inductive reasoning and creative problem solving. Votes: 0

Of course design is about problem solving, but I cannot resist adding something personal. Votes: 0

So for Magic Problem-Solving 101, we headed to the training room and blew stuff up. Votes: 0

Solving a problem simply means representing it so as to make the solution transparent. Votes: 0

Your job isn't to make money. It's to find a problem that needs solving. Votes: 0

Solving a problem created by debt... by creating more debt is a fool's errand. Votes: 0

People who believe a problem can be solved tend to get busy solving it. Votes: 0

The first step in solving a problem is to recognize that it does exist. Votes: 0

By meditation we develop that strength within us, so automatically we start solving the problem. Votes: 0

I've learned over decades of building that a deadline is a potent tool for problem-solving. Votes: 0

I've always thought that problem-solving is highly overrated and that problem creation is far more interesting. Votes: 0

A lot of people in the technology space love the idea of a solving a problem. Votes: 0

Our best problem-solving resource is peace. Solutions arise easily and naturally out of a peaceful state. Votes: 0

Сase studies are a tremendous device for developing problem solving skills, which are really valuable. Votes: 0

I like to think that since I was about 19, I have studied human decision-making and problem-solving. Votes: 0

Being receptive, being able to listen openly and well, is a crucial skill for creative problem-solving. Votes: 0

One is always a long way from solving a problem until one actually has the answer. Votes: 0

I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it. Votes: 0

The first step in solving a problem is admitting there is a problem to be solved. Votes: 0

I'm just not going to spend a lot of political capital solving some other guy's problem in 2010. Votes: 0

If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem of poverty Votes: 0

Learn to use your brain power. Critical thinking is the key to creative problem solving in business. Votes: 0

Ugly problems often require ugly solutions. Solving an ugly problem in a pure manner is bloody hard. Votes: 0

Genius is the act of solving a problem in a way no one has solved it before. Votes: 0

There has to be a measure of difficulty or problem-solving in travel for it to be worthwhile. Votes: 0

Great mathematics is achieved by solving difficult problems not by fabricating elaborate theories in search of a problem. Votes: 0

Often, the greatest challenge facing an organization is recognizing and acting on opportunity rather than solving a problem. Votes: 0

I always thought problem solving was greatly overrated - and that the most important thing was problem creation. Votes: 0

Human ordeals thrive on ignorance. To understand a problem with clarity is already half way towards solving it. Votes: 0

You cannot solve a problem until you acknowledge that you have one and accept responsibility for solving it. Votes: 0

As the week wore on, Ivan contemplated the merits of inertia as a problem-solving technique with growing favor Votes: 0

Problem solving, and I don't mean algebra, seems to be my life's work. Maybe it's everyone's life's work. Votes: 0

Solving a problem in a hundred years is, practically speaking, the same as not solving it at all. Votes: 0

The widespread availability of information is the only basis for effective day-to-day problem solving, which abets continuous improvement programs. Votes: 0

Running a farm is about solving a problem, and that's always interesting to me. But it's a constant process. Votes: 0

Solving a problem is hard enough; it gets that much harder if you've decided beforehand it can't be done. Votes: 0

Empathic, emotionally intelligent work environments have a good track record of increasing creativity, improving problem solving and raising productivity. Votes: 0

Those thinking Why, When, Where, Who are information providers; the one thinking HOWis the leader in solving the problem. Votes: 0

Children that play outside develop better problem solving skills and have a stronger ability to work within a group. Votes: 0

Success in solving the problem depends on choosing the right aspect, on attacking the fortress from its accessible side. Votes: 0

We are most probably here for local information-gathering and local-Universe problem-solving in support of the integrity of eternally regenerative Universe. Votes: 0

The arts teach children that in complex forms of problem-solving, purposes are seldom fixed, but change with circumstance and opportunity. Votes: 0

Problem-solving becomes a very important part of our makeup as we grow into maturity or move up the corporate ladder. Votes: 0

I considered going into business or becoming a lawyer - not for the money, but for the thrill of problem-solving. Votes: 0

I'm focused on solving the problem that would make it plausible for gov't to get back to solving real problems. Votes: 0

It's a whole lot more productive to be in problem-solving mode than it is to be in behavior modification mode. Votes: 0

I look at two things while angel investing. Are you solving an important problem? Do you care about the end users. Votes: 0

If I'd proposed solving the pension problem by compulsory euthanasia for every fifth pensioner I'd have got less trouble for it. Votes: 0

Architecture should have little to do with problem solving - rather it should create desirable conditions and opportunities hitherto thought impossible. Votes: 0

One barrier... is the impoverishment of classroom language, the failure to cultivate a common vocabulary about inquiry, explanation, argument and problem solving. Votes: 0

What takes place in the Security Council more closely resembles a mugging than either a political debate or an effort at problem-solving. Votes: 0

Some things are sent to test us. Clearly you must be good at problem solving if you are being set tough exams. Votes: 0

To me there's no creativity without boundaries. If you're gonna write a sonnet, it's 14 lines, so it's solving the problem within the container. Votes: 0

Pay attention to the inner voice that tells you when something feels right. Much of your creative problem-solving occurs at an unconscious level. Votes: 0

Because thought has by now been perverted into the solving of assigned problems, even what is not assigned is processed like a problem. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist. Votes: 0

I reject the notion that human beings have a single intelligence, which can be drawn on for the full range of problem solving. Votes: 0

The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one - America is not the greatest country in the world anymore. Votes: 0

You can not operate in this room unless you believe that you are Superman, and whatever happens, you're capable of solving the problem. Votes: 0

Now more people are doing work that requires individual decision-making and problem-solving, and we need an educational system that will help develop those skills. Votes: 0

I worry that as the problem-solving power of our technologies increases, our ability to distinguish between important and trivial or even non-existent problems diminishes. Votes: 0

The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one. Votes: 0

When making the problem go away is more important than solving the problem leadership begins to fail. The easy way vs. The character way. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Metaphor is one of a group of problem-solving medicines known as figures of speech which are normally used to treat literal thinking and other diseases. Votes: 0

I'm wary of the word 'inventing,' because in the British psyche the word 'inventor' is immediately linked with 'mad'. For me, inventing is problem-solving. Votes: 0

All happy companies are different: each one earns a monopoly by solving a unique problem. All failed companies are the same: they failed to escape competition. Votes: 0

The happiest and most successful people I know don't just love what they do, they're obsessed with solving an important problem, something that matters to them. Votes: 0

You are right to demand that an artist engage his work consciously, but you confuse two different things: solving the problem and correctly posing the question. Votes: 0

The art model of problem solving is incredibly efficient because ideology has no place there.There's only the thing and what the thing needs to be. Votes: 0

The Band-Aid solution is actually the best kind of solution because it involves solving a problem with the minimum amount of effort and time and cost. Votes: 0

If you're in government, the right thing to do is be focused on solving real problems and asking what's the best solution to a particular problem. Votes: 0

Investigation may be likened to the long months of pregnancy, and solving a problem to the day of birth. To investigate a problem is, indeed, to solve it. Votes: 0

I'm for eliminating deductions and taking some of the money to buy down rates and put it on the debt. That's not raising taxes. That's solving a problem. Votes: 0

Just as a man is fulfilled through working out the intricate details of solving a problem, a woman is fulfilled through talking about the details of her problems. Votes: 0

Raising the minimum wage a lot across the board would make a big difference. It's not the only thing, but it's an indispensable part of solving the problem. Votes: 0

Environment-based education produces student gains in social studies, science, language arts, and math; improves standardized test scores and grade-point averages; and develops skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making. Votes: 0

All the scientists who are working on solving the problem of curing paralysis say that it won't do you any good if you don't keep your body in shape. Votes: 0

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 design, or problem-solving ability. Votes: 0

I wanted to keep things as normal as possible for the trainees, so I led my usual morning class. I called it Magic Problem-Solving 101. The trainees called it Whatever Works. Votes: 0

Christ told his disciples not to be anxious about tomorrow, but he never said not to consider tomorrow. Intelligent problem solving demands careful consideration of the future effects of present solutions. Votes: 0

If a married couple with children has fifteen minutes of uninterrupted, non-logistical, non-problem-solving talk every day, I would put them in the top 5% of all married couples. It's an extraordinary achievement. Votes: 0

When your happiness comes primarily from the happiness of others, you know you have moved from a 'me' experience to a 'we' experience. And the whole problem-solving and opportunity-seizing process changes. Votes: 0

Learning to fly an airplane taught me a way of thinking, an approach to problem-solving that was applicable and effective. Pilots are very methodical and meticulous, and artists tend not to be. Votes: 0

Children have such vibrant minds. They need to play. They need to be creative. They need to imagine. It's so important for their sense of self discovery. And it helps them learn problem-solving. Votes: 0

Human nature must not be altered in order to have a problem-free world. Man is not just a problem-solving being, as behaviorists would wish us to believe, but a problem-recognizing and -accepting being. Votes: 0

Successful problem solving requires finding the right solution to the right problem. We fail more often because we solve the wrong problem than because we get the wrong solution to the right problem. Votes: 0

We called my dad MacGyver when I was a kid, and I learned a lot from him. He just enjoys problem solving in that way. I do, too, which is something I inherited. Votes: 0

All we have to do to create the future is to change the nature of our conversations, to go from blame to ownership, and from bargaining to commitment, and from problem solving to possibility. Votes: 0

I think about art a lot only in two contexts. One is narrative.The other thing that I'm interested in, which is tangential, but not unrelated... All art to me is about problem solving. Votes: 0

Today much of what we call education is merely knowledge gathering and remembering. Problem solving and thinking, never strong parts of our educational system, have been downgraded in all but a few scientific subjects. Votes: 0

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 adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers Votes: 0

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. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions! Votes: 0

Attention, learning, and problem solving depend in part on the ability to plan and sequence actions and ideas. The Interactive Metronome(R) helps individuals systematically exercise and often improve basic motor planning and sequencing capacities. Votes: 0