To ‘see both sides’ of a problem is the surest way to prevent its complete solution. Because there are always more than two sides.
To ‘see both sides’ of a problem is the surest way to prevent its complete solution. Because there are always more than two sides.
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- Most people who were educated have become the problems instead of problem solvers.
- When an idea for solving a problem suddenly presents itself, ask yourself if all circumstances related to the problem were properly analyzed.
- A problem properly stated is half solved.
- The framing of a problem is often far more essential than its solution
- Uncovering the right problem is half the solution.
- All my problems bow before my stubbornness.
- Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.
- When the real problem is not well identified, only by chance a solution may be created.
- We always have solutions to all the problems which are not ours.
- If you can’t monopolize a unique solution for a small market, you’ll be stuck with vicious competition.
- The problem is not the problem, the problem is the way we see the problem
- Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
- If your glass seems half empty, use a smaller glass.
- There is no fault, only responsibility.
- It is not a problem if you have a solution.
- Problems often become worse if incompetent people try to solve them.
- Sometimes letting go is the best solution.
- We cannot solve an old problem with old solutions.
- We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them
- When problems become greater than the growth rate of solutions, only radical changes can make the difference.