“It's not that I'm so smart , it's just that I stay with problems longer .”
Albert Einstein
“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”
“In problem solving—risks are inherent both in terms of processes and outcomes.”
William Stier
“Life is a continuous exercise in creative problem solving.”
Michael J. Gelb
“What is a demanding pleasure that demands the use of ones mind! Not in the sense of problem solving, but in the sense of exercising discrimination, judgment, awareness.”
Ayn Rand
“It is well known that "problem avoidance" is an important part of problem solving. Instead of solving the problem you go upstream and alter the system so that the problem does not occur in the first place.”
Edward de Bono
“Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.”
Robert H. Schuller