Bob Goff Quotes

When you don't know what to do, try something; if that doesn't work, try something else.

If you're not stubborn, you'll give up on experiments too soon. And 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.

Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something.

If something doesn't go your way, then look for another way. If something's broken, fix it.

Never say never, always try to see if there is an opportunity to go around the problem if you can't go across it.

Don't be too close-minded, and don't think there's only one way to get to where you want to be. There are a thousand ways to get there, and if one way doesn't work, try the other.

Failure is information-we label it failure, but it's more like, 'This didn't work, I'm a problem solver, and I'll try something else.'

We should never change our minds about where we are going, but always be curious about different ways to get there.

It's not about your resources, it's about your resourcefulness .

I haven't gotten stuck with something because I just keep going, and I keep doing different things.

One of the tests that I frequently use in an interaction is I push on the idea and what I'm looking for is both flexibility & persistence.

It's not resources but resourcefulness that ultimately makes the difference.

When one approach is not working to reach the desired goal, that's not a reason to abandon the goal. Instead, it is time to devise another approach.

Nothing is really broke, so it's not like I can fix it. I just have to keep trying to find what I'm looking for.

But I love the idea - whether it's in my work or where I live - exploring new frontier, and I like putting myself in strange places and trying to survive and figure things out and gather up an infrastructure. I like knowing that I could figure out a way to live anywhere.

Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the conditions as he found them, and not waited until next year for better.

When a thing's done, it's done, and if it's not done right, do it differently next time.

Sometimes if you want to achieve something great, there will be curveballs. You just have to dodge them every once in a while.

No matter how tough the meat may be, it's going to be tender if you slice it thin enough.

You do the best you can with what's thrown at you, then you try again.

Maybe I'm just purely lucky. If I've come up against obstacles I've always found another way around it.

To survive, you've got to keep wheedling your way. You can't just sit there and fight against odds when it's not going to work. You have to turn a corner, dig a hole, go through a tunnel - and find a way to keep moving.

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

We were trained to live by our wits, in any circumstance.