It is better to solve one problem five different ways, than to solve five problems one way.
It is better to solve one problem five different ways, than to solve five problems one way.

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- You can disagree with an idea without attacking the person who shared it.
- The true parents of creativity are curiosity and necessity.
- Life is essentially an endless series of problems. The solution to one problem is merely the creation of another.
- Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.
- When an idea for solving a problem suddenly presents itself, ask yourself if all circumstances related to the problem were properly analyzed.
- When the real problem is not well identified, only by chance a solution may be created.
- We cannot solve an old problem with old solutions.
- If you define the problem correctly, you almost have the solution.
- The great problem-solvers are the ones who possess the right mind with positivity, critical thinking, creative thinking, and systems thinking.
- The problem is not a problem until someone handles that problem in a problematic way.
- We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them
- Creativity and intelligence, rather than violence, are the best problem solvers.
- Tackle the root cause, not the effect.
- Solve the problem or leave the problem. But, do not live with the problem.
- Think logically, and you have a chance to solve a problem. Reacting emotionally to it prolongs and worsens your dilemma.
- If the problems you have this year are the same problems you had last year, then you are not a leader.
- Those thinking Why, When, Where, Who are information providers; the one thinking HOW is the leader in solving the problem.
- Problems don’t fix themselves until you fix your attitude.
- Begin with the end in mind for either solving the problem or creating a strategy.
- Our ability to solve problem is limited by our conception of what is feasible.