Solutions Quotes

There are no solutions; there are only trade-offs.

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.

In a land where so many have a right to air their opinions and where so many interest are bound to collide and have to be reconciled, unanimity can hardly be expected. We were agreed on the evils but differed on the remedies, and amidst this contention of parties, the very zeal and energy of the best citizens became damaging to the public interest.

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.

There are no problems, only solutions.

In human affairs the solution to every problem contains within it the seeds of a new problem.

We shall either find a way or make one.

To every problem, there is a most simple solution.

Sometimes it seems as if there are more solutions than problems. On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today's problems are a result of yesterday's solutions.

As time goes by, people get to know you better. They pose problems for you, and you have to come up with solutions.

To ask the right question is already half the solution of a problem.

The question for the anointed is not knowledge but compassion, commitment, and other such subjective factors which supposedly differentiate themselves from other people. The refrain of the anointed is we already know the answers, there’s no need for more studies, and the kinds of questions raised by those with other views are just stalling and obstructing progress. “Solutions” are out there waiting to be found, like eggs at an Easter egg hunt. Intractable problems with painful trade-offs are simply not part of the vision of the anointed. Problems exists only because other people are not as wise or as caring, or not as imaginative and bold, as the anointed.

The problems of this world are only truly solved in two ways: by extinction or duplication.

I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated.

Our friends at the Republican convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with America, but they didn't have much to say about how they'd make it right. They want your vote, but they don't want you to know their plan.

Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.

Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.

The starting point is the recognition that throughout history, religion has been a cause of bloodshed, and it remains so today. Because religion has contributed to the world's problems, it must develop specific and practical ways to help solve those problems.

Don't wait for someone to tell you what to do. Develop an innovative solution and work as a team to make it happen.

… problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.

We can endure neither our vices nor the remedies for them.

The world will be solved by millions of small things.

The only solution is love.

Our country needs help, and I think the best way to help the country is to bring new energy, new ideas, and new leaders to solve the problems.

People asking questions, lost in confusion, well I tell them there's no problem, only solutions.