Twyla Tharp Quotes

I believe that when you find problems, you should also find solutions.

There's a solution to every problem. I just have to find the right solution to fix this problem

When you're in a situation, you can complain about it, you can feel sorry for yourself, you can do a lot of things. But how are you gonna make the situation better?

I am interested in finding solutions to problems.

That's been the story of my life - obstacles: trying to figure a way over them, around them, under them; sometimes you have to go straight through them.

Trouble is bad to get into but fun to get out of. If you're in trouble, eighty percent of the time there's a way out. If you can see the ball, you can probably hit it; and if you can hit it, you can move it; and if you can move it, you might be able to knock it in the hole. At least it's fun to try.

You may have problems to solve but for every problem there is always a solution. It's a positive-and-negative thing: you can't have a problem without there being a solution. There always is. Your job is to find it.

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.

Life is a series of problems. Do we want to moan about them or solve them?

It is one thing to diagnose a problem; it is another to resolve it.

I try to get to the heart of the issue, address it, and go on to the next thing.

We're facing serious issues. We can either complain about it or try to step in and solve it.

Problems are cured by facing their cause.

Let's go fix problems that I have and let's do what I need to do to win championships.

In life, you're going to have risk, so you have to say, 'My attitude going forward is how to I fix the problem.' And it's not trying to cling onto the past. When I look around, most problems happen because people are trying to cling onto the past.

A lot of things have happened that I wish I could have just walked away from. But you wind up saying, 'This is what it is - how does it get better, or how does it affect you, or how can you influence it in a positive way?'

There is no use talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution

When you feel stuck and can't seem to move ahead, always remember that you don't have to get it right, you just have to get it going!

The first step in solving a problem is admitting there is a problem to be solved.

One of the reasons to pick the cancer effort is to demonstrate to people that there's not much beyond our capacity. It will take time, but if we focus, if we narrow down where the bottle necks are and we move, there's never been a problem we can't solve.

There is no problem only solutions

Getting over those unexpected hurdles may not be exactly enjoyable, but ultimately I believe that such challenges and the solutions we find give us more confidence.They teach us with common sense and determination we can turn what looks like a disaster into a triumph.

Leaders spend 5% of their time on the problem & 95% of their time on the solution. Get over it & crush it!

If something goes wrong, don’t whine about it. Have a spine about it. Adjust, adapt, and move forward.

Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.