Quotes on Problem Solving

Cities are never random. No matter how chaotic they might seem, everything about them grows out of a need to solve a problem. In fact, a city is nothing more than a solution to a problem, that in turn creates more problems that need more solutions, until towers rise, roads widen, bridges are built, and millions of people are caught up in a mad race to feed the problem-solving, problem-creating frenzy.

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 and difficult. A...student (has) massive blocks against new ways of thinking, engendered by some 16 years of mis-education.

I must have assistants who will solve their own problems and tell me later what they've done.

When it comes to solving problems of poverty, impact investing can act as a catalyst, but it is not a silver bullet. Successful businesses serving the poor need more than investment capital. They also need infrastructure to enable effective distribution, strong regulatory systems, access to markets, technical assistance as they scale up, and more

Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else they remain, forever a barrier to the growth and development of the spirit.

Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.

Don't find fault, find a remedy.

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man

For me it was never about money, but solving problems for the future of humanity.

Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.

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.

Peace is a process, a way of solving problems

Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.

We are at a critical point where rapid change is forcing us to look not just to new ways of solving problems but to new problems to solve.

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

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.

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

Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems.

Desperate times breed desperate measures

Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.