Problem Solving Quotes - Page 14

• It just doesn't occur to an American that someone else will solve their problems. Americans take pride in solving problems for themselves. And if we fail, we get back up and try again. It's what we do. It's who we are.

  Mitch McConnell

  Pride, Trying, Who We Are

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• Billionaires should never be responsible for solving problems, because they're not the government.

  Bill Gates

  Government, Problem, Responsible

  "THE BILL GATES INTERVIEW: An energy miracle is coming, and it's going to change the world". Interview with Drake Baer, www.businessinsider.com. February 22, 2016.

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• I am at my happiest when I'm problem solving and a large part of writing is for me a lovely labor in problem solving. Every act of discovery in writing involves a process of figuring out why I'm not seeing what I need to see. Niggling feelings, discomforts, a sense that you've forgotten or overlooked something, a sudden curiosity about what if here? - these are priceless. They are the bases of problems and lead the way.

  Zia Haider Rahman

  Writing, Feelings, What If

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• Most people who serve in Washington have been trained either as lawyers or as political operatives--professions that tend to place a premium on winning arguments rather than solving problems.

  Barack Obama

  Winning, People, Political

  Barack Obama (2007). “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream”, p.48, Canongate Books

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• If we parents accept that problems are an essential part of life's challenges, rather than reacting to every problem as if something has gone wrong with the universe that's supposed to be perfect, we can demonstrate serenity and confidence in problem solving for our kids.By telling them that we know they have a problem and we know they can solve it, we can pass on a realistic attitude as well as empower our children with self-confidence and a sense of their own worth.

  Barbara Coloroso

  Children, Attitude, Kids

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• the best way to sharpen a knife is not to whet one side of it only. And neither can you solve a riddle by considering only one end of it.

  Ama Ata Aidoo

  Knives, Way, Sides

  Ama Ata Aidoo (1987). “The dilemma of a ghost ; Anowa: two plays”, Prentice Hall

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• Westerners have aggressive problem-solving minds; Africans experience people.

  Kenneth Kaunda

  People, Mind, Problem

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• Cultural expectations shade and color the images that parents-to-be form. The baby product ads, showing a woman serenely holding her child, looking blissfully and mysteriously contented, or the television parents, wisely and humorously solving problems, influence parents-to-be.

  Ellen Galinsky

  Baby, Children, Motherhood

  Ellen Galinsky (1981). “Between generations: the six stages of parenthood”, Smithmark Pub

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• Think as you work, for in the final analysis, your worth to your company comes not only in solving problems, but also in anticipating them.

  Harold Ross

  Mistake, Thinking, Decision

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• Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth.

  Bernard Baruch

  Views, Problem, Approach

  Bernard M. Baruch (1954). “A Philosophy For Our Time”

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• 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 some lessons in problem solving that "sweat and tears" often fail to dissolve.

  Hugh B. Brown

  Humor, Sweat, Safety

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

  George C. Marshall

  Done, Assistants, Problem

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• It is through solving problems correctly that we grow spiritually. We are never given a burden unless we have the capacity to overcome it. If a great problem is set before you, this merely indicates that you have the great inner strength to solve a great problem. There is never really anything to be discouraged about, because difficulties are opportunities for inner growth, and the greater the difficulty the greater the opportunity for growth.

  Peace Pilgrim

  Spiritual, Opportunity, Inner Strength

  Peace Pilgrim (1992). “Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words”, p.60, Friends of Peace PIlgrim

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• The U.N. is one of many competitors in a marketplace of global problem solving.

  John Bolton

  Problem, Competitors, Marketplace

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• 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 quite by surprise. I've learned over time to allow that to happen, rather than to feel that I can simply solve the problem by continuous, grueling effort.

  Marilynne Robinson

  Effort, Mind, Problem

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• 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 of doing, based on the Tintin paradigm: on my toes, travelling, senses attentuated, everything just adventure and exploration, curiosity and problem-solving.

  Luke Davies

  Art, Adventure, Long Ago

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• If we can fall in love with serving people, creating value, solving problems, building valuable connections and doing work that matters, it makes it far more likely we're going to do important work

  Seth Godin

  Falling In Love, Creating Value, People

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• We have reached the end of problem solving as a mode of inquiry capable of inspiring, mobilizing, and sustaining human system change. The future of Organization Development belongs to methods that affirm, compel, and accelerate anticipatory learning involving larger and larger levels of collectivity.

  David Cooperrider

  Organization, Systems Change, Inquiry

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• It has been proven time and time again in countless studies that students who actively participate in arts education are twice as likely to read for pleasure, have strengthened problem-solving and critical thinking skills, are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, four times more likely to participate in a math and science fair.

  Quincy Jones

  Art, Math, Thinking

  "Arts Education in America" by Quincy Jones, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 9, 2009.

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• If the door is locked, try the window.

  Lynn Caine

  Creativity, Doors, Trying

  Lynn Caine (1978). “Lifelines”

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• I'm someone who doesn't believe in making my problems other people's problems.

  Tom Cruise

  Believe, People, Problem

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• Chess is a game that benefits people of all ages, especially kids, in any area of life, business, problem solving, and social skills. Chess has the unique ability to combine focus, concentration, imagination, coordination, teamwork, and leadership all at the same time.

  Dustin Diamond

  Teamwork, Business, Kids

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• Utopian speculations ... must come back into fashion. They are a way of affirming faith in the possibility of solving problems that seem at the moment insoluble. Today even the survival of humanity is a utopian hope.

  Norman O. Brown

  Fashion, Humanity, Survival

  Norman O. Brown (2012). “Life Against Death: The Psychoanalytical Meaning of History”, p.305, Wesleyan University Press

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• 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.

  Peter Block

  Commitment, Responsibility, Blame

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• 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

  Jacqueline Novogratz

  Strong, Successful, Impact

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