Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old problem solving quotes, problem solving sayings, and problem solving proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.
If your only tool is a hammer then every problem looks like a nail.Abraham Maslow
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As the world we live in is so unpredictable, the ability to learn and to adapt to change is imperative, alongside creativity, problem-solving, and communication skills.Alain Dehaze
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If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.Albert Einstein
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The formulation of the problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill.Albert Einstein
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Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
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It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
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Until we have real conflict, we don’t fully understand the problem.Alfred Sloan
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Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions.Anonymous
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We always hope for the easy fix: the one simple change that will erase a problem in a stroke. But few things in life work this way. Instead, success requires making a hundred small steps go right - one after the other, no slipups, no goofs, everyone pitching in.Atul Gawande
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Avoiding a problem doesn't solve it.Bonnie Jean Thornley
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Difficulties are opportunities to better things; they are stepping-stones to greater experience.... When one door closes, another always opens; as a natural law it has to, to balance.Brian Adams
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Again and again, the impossible decision is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.Dr. Robert Schuller
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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.Duke Ellington
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Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome.E.A. Bucchianeri
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It is better to solve one problem five different ways, than to solve five problems one way.George Pólya
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It is not stress that kills us. It is effective adaptation to stress that allows us to live.George Vaillant
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For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.HL Mencken
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No problem can be solved until it is reduced to some simple form. The changing of a vague difficulty into a specific, concrete form is a very essential element in thinking.J. P. Morgan (1837 - 1913)
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The opposite of a problem would likely be the correct solution.Joey Lawsin
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A problem well stated is a problem half solved.John Dewey
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Think outside the square. Think for yourself don't just follow the herd. Think multidisciplinary! Problems by definition, cross many academic disciplines.Lucas Remmerswaal
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You can increase your problem-solving skills by honing your question-asking ability.Michael J. Gelb
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The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong questions.Peter Drucker Men
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Vocabulary words are the building blocks of the internal learning structure. Vocabulary is also the tool to better define a problem, seek more accurate solutions, etc.Ruby K. Payne
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If you define the problem correctly, you almost have the solution.Steve Jobs
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The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.Theodore Rubin
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Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.Tina Fey
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Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions.Tony Robbins
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Every problem has a solution. You just have to be creative enough to find it.Travis Kalanick