Problem Solving Quotes

"When inspiration does not come to me, I go halfway to meet it." "We are stubborn on vision. We are flexible on details." "I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out." "If you're not stubborn, you'll give up on experiments too soon." "If you're not flexible, you'll pound your head against the wall and you won't see a different solution to a problem you're trying to solve." "Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it." "Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs" "The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Do you understand?" "A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it." "Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere." "Through the right people focusing on the right things, we can, in time, get on top of a lot if not most of the problems of this world. And that’s what a number of us are trying to do." "The scope of one’s personality is defined by the magnitude of that problem which is capable of driving a person out of his wits." "Most decisions are not binary, and there are usually better answers waiting to be found if you do the analysis and involve the right people" "I want to see if I can. I don’t know if I can. I want to find out. I want to see. I’m going to do what I always do; I’m going to break it down to its smallest form, smallest detail, and go after it. Day by day, one day at a time." "And we need things in life that are exciting and inspiring. It can't just be about solving some awful problem. There have to be reasons to get up in the morning." "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." "I don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems." "Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers." "Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority." "The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary."