Quotes About Problem-solving

Thanks so much for letting me know. I am really confident that the girls will find a way to come to their own resolution.

If there are four equations and only three variables, and no one of the equations is derivable from the others by algebraic manipulation then there is another variable missing.

For solving a surprisingly large and varied number of problems, crowds are smarter than individuals.

Successful ecologists are successful in part because they have prepared their minds to attack scientific problems using a variety of intellectual tools.

For much of Toyota's history, we have ensured the quality and reliability of our vehicles by placing a device called an andon cord on every production line - and empowering any team member to halt production if there's an assembly problem. Only when the problem is resolved does the line begin to move again.

I'm a firm believer of the venture capitalist-style approach to solving problems. Rather than doing many small things that you hope add up, it's much more effective to work on projects that are high risk and high reward.

One of my earliest ventures was when I was nine years old. I realized there was a shortage of pencils at school, so I started Rent-a-Pencil. But I made a fundamental mistake. Everybody stole my pencils.

History shows that the best solutions to scientific problems are simple and elegant.

if you've got a problem, sleep on it before you make a decision you might later regret. Things always look rosier in the morning.

He then farmed the problem out to Joe Laitin, a former wire service reporter who had later become a public affairs officer for President Kennedy and currently worked for President Johnson.

You know why I love HGTV? It's not just that I get a peek into other people's lives. It's that everyone's always thrilled with the end result, whether they're redecorating an unfortunate room, selling a house, or cleaning up another contractor's mess. I love for a happy ending, and HGTV is perpetually upbeat and optimistic. The shows are all about problem solving, not drama creating.

Have you talked to North? he said. Yes, she said. I asked him to get us cable. I wish you weren't talking to him. I'd talk to Satan to get cable, Andie said.

Wozniak: Well, we added up to the total everything that was needed. If there was anything that neither one of us knew how to do, Steve would do it. He'd just find a way to do it. He was just gung ho and pressing for this company to be successful. And me, I was pretty much only in my technical head with the circuits.

I can usually find my own way out of whatever dicey literary or linguistic situations I wander into, but I have to work much harder at the science.

As an entrepreneur, you work out solutions.

I do love that discovery of when you're trying to figure out how to make something work, and it happens in a way that you didn't predict.

Very rarely do I work on mechanics now. I tend to solve problems within the music itself.

Every time you find something that doesn't work, you're a step closer to what does work.

If that isn't typical male stupidity! If something doesn't work, kick it or swear at it!

When somebody would come in with a sketch that was not so good, you figured out in a room how to make that sketch work.

If you work on a new product launch, spent time in a new geography, or work to develop a completely new skill, you have no choice but to figure out new ways to solve problems.

When people say no to me, I say, "Don't say no to me. There is a waywe can work this out."

Part of being a good chef is being able to work well with others and make things work under different circumstances.

It often happens that I have an idea, but then I try to fill in the intermediate steps and find they don't work, so I have to give it up.