Quotes About Problem-solving

The greatest invention of the nineteenth century was the invention of the method of invention.

Submission to God's Will is the best companion; wisdom is the noblest heritage; theoretical and practical knowledge are the best signs of distinction; deep thinking will present the clearest picture of every problem.

Thanks to you, Gabs, we just figured out a half dozen ways not to rob the Henley.

You're going to have to find another way to your room... Oh, and Cameron, dear, please make sure your alternative route doesn't involve crawling inside any walls.

The extraordinary genius of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie 100 years ago was their recognition that the great wealth they had amassed could be put to public good and used to solve the complex problems for which there were no other sources of capital.

I remember on Deus Ex there was one programmer - Alex Durand, a guy who still works for us - he decided he was going to get through the game without ever using a weapon. I would never think to do that. And that's fine.

I cut the feet off of a pair of panty hose and it allowed me to wear a pair of great strappy sandals. I didn't see lines but the hose rolled up at my feet - and that's how Spanx born.

As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are wearing clothes that are supposed to look beautiful, they'll have to do all kinds of things.

Each time I went to create my website, I needed imagery. It was complicated to get, the process was expensive, I had to negotiate rights. I knew there had to be a better way.

When I run, I think about everything: physics, family problems, plans for the weekend. I haven't made any big discoveries on a run, but it does give me time to think through problems. Some solutions are obvious, but they are only obvious when you are relaxed enough to find them.

When you have an employee who's innovative in your organization, what are they thinking about in the shower? If they're working in an exciting place, they're not thinking what they're going to do over the weekend. They're thinking: 'How do I solve that problem?'

More than ever, the world needs good engineers. However, the pool of talent is shrinking not growing.

I shoot a little bit, maybe two rolls, medium format, which is 20 pictures, and if it's not working, I change the position.

There's nothing worse when you have a job, and you read something, and you're like, 'God. How am I possibly going to make this work?'

When you're failing, there's a very powerful incentive to put ideology aside and just do what seems to work.

Compromise is the key element. The more constraints you have, the more compromise you have to have. But, I personally believe that, when that happens, you have to get more creative, and you end up with something that is even better.

All too many consultants, when asked, 'What is 2 and 2?' respond, 'What do you have in mind?'

I never got into 'MacGyver,' but 'All the President's Men' and 'The Conversation' were big for me.

I converted a problem into an opportunity.

I always like to write myself into a corner. I think the best stuff comes from only having a few ways out.

At its best, entrepreneurship creates jobs, solves problems, and galvanizes creative thinking.

It's not an easy job to think creatively and then also have to think logistically.

I didn't give that name, the Rubik's Cube, and I called it Magic Cube because it's magic.

Nebraskans have very strong opinions, but we sit down around a table and we solve our problems.