Problem-Solving Ability Quotes

Intelligence is the ability to solve problems

Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.

For instance, Clinton who was unquestionably the smartest of the bunch I talked to - both the ones who made it and didn't. He had a great interest in policy.

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.

As you gain experience, you mature as an individual, and along with that comes the confidence that you have the ability to solve problems.

I will say that Edward Norton, who plays the scout master, would be a first-rate Eagle Scout. He's got all those techniques. If your plane crashes into the jungle somewhere, he would be the guy you would want to have with you.

I think a good director is a good listener.

I get so engaged when I have a problem you cannot solve that I just cannot break away from what I am doing - I keep thinking and thinking and cannot stop.

If you have peace of mind, when you meet with problems and difficulties they won’t disturb your inner peace. You’ll be able to employ your human intelligence more effectively. But, if your mental state is disturbed, full of emotion, it is very difficult to cope with problems, because the mind that is full of emotion is biased, unable to see reality. So whatever you do will be unrealistic and naturally fail.

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

I have faith in an audience being able to interpret complex material.

Why is it that our young kids all across America can solve the most complex problems in a video game involving executive decision making and analytical thinking, yet we accept the fact that they can't add or read?

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.

I've always been someone who believed that if we ended up with No Deal, we would find a way to thrive economically because we are Britain; we are that sort of country. We have solved these kinds of problems.

When screening engineers from other companies, its smart to value engineers from great companies more than those from mediocre companies.

If people don't think they have the power to solve their problems, they won't even think about how to solve them.

We underestimate our people. Given a challenge, most of our people will do it, especially the youngsters who take to technology like duck to water.

The game has slowed down for me. It's so much easier than it was. I feel like I see things better, and I can take advantage of what I see.

I've always had that knack for staying pretty even keel and the more the situation gets tense the more I see things clearly and I think that's just a knack that I've always had.

No scientist is admired for failing in the attempt to solve problems that lie beyond his competence. ... Good scientists study the most important problems they think they can solve. It is, after all, their professional business to solve problems, not merely to grapple with them.

Having been an actress before becoming a producer has helped, because I realize the needs.

In the business world an executive knows something about everything, a technician knows everything about something and the switchboard operator knows everything.

You can't participate in agriculture or redesign of aircraft for making them safer if you know nothing about it. So, whenever a person says 'will I be participating in the new world?' Only in areas that you can participate it. Areas that you have competence in. I'm not talking about self confidence, I'm talking about the ability to solve problems. Electrical, chemical, technical. I don't know of any other kind of problem.

I think the problem we have as apes is we're asking far bigger questions than we could possibly process.

Aside from the likability factor, I can criticize Hillary's politics all day long, but I never question her intelligence. I have never doubted that she is a strong, capable, smart leader.