Dick Strawbridge Quotes

Confidence in the human capacity for problem solving, for invention, for innovation.

A tinkerer,” snapped Pasiphaë. “Even worse. I knew Daedalus. His inventions brought me nothing but trouble.” Leo blinked. “Daedalus…like, the Daedalus? Well, then, you should know all about us tinkerers. We’re more into fixing, building, occasionally sticking wads of oilcloth in the mouths of rude ladies—

To be creative, a person has to internalize the entire system that makes creativity possible. Creative individuals are remarkable for their ability to adapt to almost any situation and to make do with whatever is at hand to reach their goals.

I think with a lot of filmmakers, their first film is their best film because they had to think on their feet and solve problems with ingenuity.

When I was 12, I forgot the keys to my parent's apartment. So I simply climbed up seven floors to get in.

The Swedish engineer who invented the zip fastener made a greater intellectual leap than many scientists do in a lifetime.

Sometimes, thinking on your feet can be the most creative. Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you. Some of the most successful shows come out of shoestring invention.

One of the things that I was always, and still am, is quite resourceful.

For a while we had trouble trying to get the sound of a champagne cork exploding out of the bottle. I solved the problem by sticking my finger in my mouth and popping it out.

Hard work isn't enough. And more work is never the real answer. The sort of grit you need to scale a business is less reliant on brute force. It's actually one part determination, one part ingenuity, and one part laziness.

Sometimes, disaster can inspire ingenuity.

I apply the term 'creativity' broadly... it's problem solving. We are all faced with problems, and we have to address them and think of something new, and that's where creativity comes in.

I'm into hiring smart guys; I'm into hiring guys who can think at a higher level, that can offer ideas.

I was still a serving officer when I competed in 'Scrapheap Challenge,' initially as a major and then a lieutenant-colonel when I was joined by my brothers in a team called 'Brothers in Arms.'

Having served in the Forces a positive when it comes to applying for jobs. But we know some former service personnel can find the transition difficult.

I started out taking any project that I could because you want the work. You want the opportunity to create, and I'm glad I did because it forces you to really get an understanding of your vision and your voice as a designer when you have to be scrappy like that.

If an employee can demonstrate results produced in a way that the company didn't think possible, then a new way forward can begin to take shape.

Creativity can solve almost any problem.

The thing about genius is it will never yield to circumstances. Genius regards what's given as the beginning of its need to find or devise something else.

The genius is making a way out of no way.

To be always ready a man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied.

A resourceful person will always make opportunity fit his or her needs.

A bad memory is the mother of invention.

make away out of no way

There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it.