Problem Solving Quotes

"Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth, the realities that must be grappled with. You may not like what you find. In that case you are entitled to try to change it. But do not deceive yourself as to what you do find to be the facts of the situation." "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" "Start with the premise that the worst has happened to you and work backward." "We’re always going to find a way to break any system set in front of us." "There is always a better way" "To invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" "There's a way to do it better - find it" "Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it" "Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don't just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles" "Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem" "Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." "Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning." "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." "Critique by creating." "The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails" "My message, especially to young people, is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed." "You can't fix a problem using the same kind of thinking that created it" "If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." "Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler." "Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority."