Beverly Cleary Quotes

Never attack a problem without also presenting a solution.

Problem-solving typically involves the construction of discriminative stimuli

I'm a problem-solver.

The great problem now is that we don’t know what to do.

I'm a pretty good problem solver.

My job is to be a problem-solver.

Life is filled with problems to be solved and tensions to be managed. Sometimes it helps to know which is which.

Leadership is solving problems.

It is not enough just to identify a problem; there are plenty of people who were very skilled at pointing out what was wrong with the world, but they were not always so adept at working out how these things could be righted.

Fortunately, problems are an everyday part of our life. Consider this: If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed. Realistically, the more problems we have and the larger they are, the greater our value to our employer.

It seems that we're better at finding someone to blame for our problems than we are at finding creative solutions to fix them.

You can't solve a problem until you address the problem.

As a producer, you've got to be involved in helping out with solving problems.

I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver.

I do feel that the world is entering into a period of the incredible period of reflection and introspection. A lot of people are questioning the future, and I can't help but think that's a positive thing. I'm not sure about the art world, but the design world may be able to offer some solutions. Design is about troubleshooting. As a designer, I ultimately feel like a gun for hire. Companies hire me because they've got a problem. That's kind of what it boils down to. And I think this is a moment in our history where we need different solutions.

All life is problem solving

You read something and you know it's not there yet. There's a little section here that... this part's good but that is a little not, it doesn't quite work. That doesn't quite work. That's easy. To say, "OK, now, this is what I think will fix it." That's harder. And most people can tell you what's wrong with something. Very few people can say what they would do to fix it.

It is better to do the right problem the wrong way than the wrong problem the right way.

Intuition is the art, peculiar to the human mind, of working out the correct answer from data that is, in itself, incomplete or even, perhaps, misleading.

When in doubt, shoot the wizard.

If you are creative enough to imagine a problem, you're clever enough to discover a solution.

With thought, all problems can be resolved.

One is always a long way from solving a problem until one actually has the answer.

When we deliberate it is about means and not ends.

I always believed you could fix whatever problems.