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Problem Solving Quotes

"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."

"To invent you have to experiment, and if you know in advance that it’s going to work, it’s not an experiment."

"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."

"The smartest people are constantly revising their understanding, reconsidering a problem they thought they'd already solved. They're open to new points of view, new information, new ideas, contradictions, and challenges to their own way of thinking."

"By focusing my attention on the solution to the problem rather than the problem, I was able to quickly turn what seemed like a major crisis into an opportunity."

"Positively charged people choose to react positively to life because they see no benefit in letting life get the upper hand. They don't assign blame or look for a cause when a problem occurs. They look for the solution."

"When you feel a complaint coming on, step forward to take positive, productive actions instead. Use your time and energy to accomplish great things instead of worrying, placing blame or spreading criticism."

"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."

"Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work."

"Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something."