Funny Problem Solving Quotes

Speaking of welding torches... there's one heading our way!'

The Nursebot was not wrong. Coming for them with the calculated patience of a Grim Reaper on rollerblades was the greatest wildfire the trio had ever seen. Burning in a mischievous cobalt-blue flame that straightforwardly spelled "chemical fire", the all-consuming flames had cornered them by the unopenable hatch, within an inch of their lives.

'We're all going to die!' wined 22-8, cradling his coppery head. 'We're done for!'

'I thought you social robots were built with problem-solving code,' said Floater, hovering as close to the ceiling as possible.

'Yes, well. My problem-solving code took too much space on the disk,' said 22-8 morosely.

Floater shook his head in disbelief. 'So you deleted it? To make room for what?'

22-8 lowered his head and whispered something that sounded very much like "dank memes" before falling silent. ~ Louise Blackwick

The first step is always to succeed in becoming surprised - to notice that there is something funny going on. ~ David Gelernter

I don't have any solution, but I certainly admire the problem. ~ Ashleigh Brilliant

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

The business or societal progress is made via a healthy cycle of problem framing and problem-solving continuum. ~ Pearl Zhu

Of course design is about problem solving, but I cannot resist adding
something personal. ~ Wim Crouwel

I have found the PROBLEM to the SOLUTION. ~ Amit Abraham

The first step to problem solving is figuring out who's got the problem. ~ Gregory D. Brenneman

When an idea for solving a problem suddenly presents itself, ask yourself if all circumstances related to the problem were properly analyzed. ~ Eraldo Banovac

Each person must implement their preferred problem solving method to address existential questions pertaining to life and death, living and loving, working and playing, resting and restructuring. ~ Kilroy J. Oldster

Money is merely a reward for solving problems. ~ Mike Murdock

To launch a business means successfully solving problems. Solving problems means listening. ~ Richard Branson

Persuasion with good intention helps problem-solving; manipulation often serves the ego. ~ Pearl Zhu

There has to be a measure of difficulty or problem-solving in travel for it to be worthwhile. ~ Paul Theroux

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. ~ Evgeny Morozov

Personally I don't think solving corruption is such a big problem. ~ Imran Khan

Problem-solving leaders have one thing in common: a faith that there's always a better way. ~ Gerald M. Weinberg

The U.N. is one of many competitors in a marketplace of global problem solving. ~ John Bolton

Westerners have aggressive problem-solving minds; Africans experience people. ~ Kenneth Kaunda

Think logically, and you have a chance to solve a problem. Reacting emotionally to it prolongs and worsens your dilemma. ~ Stewart Stafford

You are not a problem that needs solving. ~ Eckhart Tolle

Leadership is solving problems. ~ Colin Powell

Problem-solving with some people is like wiping your butt with a Hula-Hoop. ~ Carol A. Elliott

An unsolved problem bothers one's mind, just as a small stone in the shoe,until an idea for solving the problem comes to mind. ~ Eraldo Banovac

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. ~ Rick Warren

Solving a problem in a hundred years is, practically speaking, the same as not solving it at all. ~ Steven Pinker

Problem-solving is hunting; it is savage pleasure and we are born to it. ~ Thomas Harris

Architecture should have little to do with problem solving - rather it should create desirable conditions and opportunities hitherto thought impossible. ~ Cedric Price

Whatever your problem is, let that problem clearly understand this: You will never stop till you solve it! Let your enemy know how decisive you are! ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

He had a problem, like any other problem. The problem just hadn't been well posed. The problem was: Should he leave Penny or not? ~ Alan Lightman

Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems. ~ Peter F. Drucker

I like solving problems, and science provides a logical way of solving real-life problems. ~ David J. Anderson

One barrier ... is the impoverishment of classroom language, the failure to cultivate a common vocabulary about inquiry, explanation, argument and problem solving. ~ David Perkins

It is necessary to find ways of solving problem at the expense of available resources ~ Sunday Adelaja

Peace is a process - a way of solving problems. ~ John F. Kennedy

The widespread availability of information is the only basis for effective day-to-day problem solving, which abets continuous improvement programs. ~ Tom Peters

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

When you're problem solving with a team and somebody has an idea separate the idea from the person talking, because once in a while a jackass might come up with something useful. ~ Rachel Brady

I actually hate programming, but I love solving problems ~ Rasmus Lerdorf

Complaining solves nothing but creative problem solving amongst people with a common focus will produce solutions. ~ Auliq Ice

The only reason you will get hired is because the person hiring you believes you can help them solve their problem. Stop thinking you're "filling an opening;" you're not. You're actually solving a company's problem, and by solving their problem, they will solve yours. ~ Mayowa O Ajisafe

I now know that I learn by solving problems as they arise. Rarely do we learn significant lessons, or significantly improve, any other way. ~ Bob Parsons

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. ~ William Glasser

I think life on Earth must be about more than just solving problems ... It's got to be something inspiring, even if it is vicarious. ~ Elon Musk

Alternative models are neither right nor wrong, just more or less useful in allowing us to operate in the world and discover more and better options for solving problems. ~ Andrew Weil

First step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one. ~ Aaron Sorkin

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. ~ Sarah Jessica Parker

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking. ~ Voltaire

...problem solving "begins with the typing of the problem."..."a problem well put is half-solved. ~ David Epstein

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

I define democracy as control by the people. Slaves are those who allow others to control their lives. Insofar as people succeed in solving their problems fairly and efficiently at a grassroots level, they retain control over their lives. Insofar as they delegate their problem solving to a higher authority, they lose control over their lives. ~ Peace Pilgrim

A problem well-defined is a problem half solved. ~ John Dewey

a problem well put is half solved. ~ John Dewey

The first and foremost duty of the high school in teaching mathematics is to emphasize methodical work in problem solving ... The teacher who wishes to serve equally all his students, future users and nonusers of mathematics, should teach problem solving so that it is about one-third mathematics and two-thirds common sense. ~ George Polya

Life isn't about living without problems. Life is about solving problems. ~ Tom Krause

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 ~ Lev S. Vygotsky

Progress is obtained only by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems. When you solve problems, all you do is guarantee a return to normalcy. ~ Peter Drucker

Money should not, and must not, change our commitment to solving problems and building this state. ~ Dave Freudenthal

Solving problems is better than forgetting them otherwise you will be reminded of them at a bad time. ~ Auliq Ice

If you did not face problems you would just drift through life. It is through solving problems in accordance with the highest light we have that inner growth is attained. ~ Peace Pilgrim

To be an enduring, great company, you have to build a mechanism for preventing or solving problems that will long outlast any one individual leader. ~ Howard Schultz

Imperfect knowledge, incomplete assessment of feedback, limited memory and recall, as well as poor problem-solving skills result in a form of rationality that attains not optimal decisions but more or less satisfactory compromises between conflicting constraints. ~ Manuel De Landa

The definition of the word, if correct, opens the door to solving any related problems. ~ Meir Ezra

If you have a problem, it means you are very powerful. ~ Meir Ezra

Which is harder: devising an unsolvable problem, or solving that problem? ~ Keigo Higashino

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. ~ Masi Oka

The monk solved his immediate problem by giving a little whimper and fainting. ~ Terry Pratchett

Often, the things people enjoy most about games, such as social interaction or physical exercise, have nothing to do with problem solving. But while these other activities might improve a game, they are not essential to the game. When problem solving is removed from a game, it ceases to be a game and becomes just an activity. ~ Jesse Schell

Business is all about solving people's problems - at a profit. ~ Paul Marsden

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. ~ R.C. Sproul

Solving a problem simply means representing it so as to make the solution transparent. ~ Herbert Simon

When you show deep empathy toward others, their defensive energy goes down, and positive energy replaces it. That's when you can get more creative in solving problems. ~ Stephen Covey

I always thought problem solving was greatly overrated - and that the most important thing was problem creation. ~ Chuck Close

When you gain certainty about a problem, the problem is gone. ~ Meir Ezra

The creative process is probably closest to problem solving, but it differs from it in a number of ways. In problem solving the immediate goal is a specific one ... in the creative process there is no such clear goal. ~ Anne Roe

Intellectual capacity is the key to solving any complex problem. ~ Eraldo Banovac

Go right to the solution so that there won't be a problem.
-Colette ~ Colette Parrino

Conservatism has always been about reforming government and solving problems, and that's why the conservative movement should lead on immigration reform. ~ Marco Rubio

Those thinking Why, When, Where, Who are information providers; the one thinking "HOW" is the leader in solving the problem. ~ Vikrmn

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

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

There are three ways to face a problem
a) complain about it
b) make use of it for personal gains
c) offer a solution ~ Gayatri Gadre

It is difficult to distinguish deduction from what in other circumstances is called problem-solving. And concept learning, inference, and reasoning by analogy are all instances of inductive reasoning. (Detectives typically induce, rather than deduce.) None of these things can be done separately from each other, or from anything else. They are pseudo-categories. ~ Frank Smith

The mind is a wonderful problem-solving machine without which there exists not even a single problem. ~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The opposite of a problem would likely be the correct solution. ~ Joey Lawsin

Every problem I have comes from believing something to be true that is not true. ~ Peter Rock

Philosophy is problem-solving. There's a philosophical problem, and then you try to solve it by approaching it from different angles and seeing what way works. That's what comedy is: you have a topic and you try to just hit it as many different ways as you can. ~ Kumail Nanjiani

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

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

There is no use talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution ~ Betty Williams

You solve a problem not by eliminating the problem but by changing the perception and awareness of the problem. ~ Debasish Mridha

When the real problem is not well identified, only by chance a solution may be created. ~ Miguel Reynolds Brandao

The beauty of problem-solving is that, unlike punishment, it offers endless possibilities. If you're committed to punishment and your child continues to misbehave, all you can do is punish more severely. You might hit him harder or take away more privileges, but chances are you won't get any closer to your goal of having a cooperative child. And you'll create a lot of ill will in the process. With problem-solving, you can always go back and brainstorm some more. When you put your heads together, you're bound to come up with something that will work for both of you. ~ Joanna Faber

Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it 'philanthropy' is extremely short-sighted and unfortunately, extremely pervasive. ~ Naveen Jain

Very few of us trust our immediate connection with nature, or the intuitive intelligence of our body. All too easily, we align ourselves with the logical world of Masculine intelligence. As a culture, we have become so Masculine that we are much more comfortable with analytical problem-solving than with ecstatic dancing! ~ David Deida

All his life, Klaus had believed that if you read enough books, you could solve any problem, but now he wasn't so sure. ~ Lemony Snicket

Creativity and intelligence, rather than violence, are the best problem solvers. ~ Don Roff

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. ~ Russell L. Ackoff

Solving Problems with NMR Spectroscopy is a very welcome addition to the existing literature. It fulfills a real need for an up-to-date and authoritatively written introduction for students and practitioners of NMR. ~ Richard Ernst

The person who causes a problem may be the best person to solve it. ~ Steven Redhead