“If there is any Arab problem we can solve it inside the Arab League. But we are going to deal with the other side, with the Israelis.... It is not me who will decide who will invite, to speak frankly. It is not me, it is not the Arab side, it is not the Israelis who will decide who will invite.” IfsProblemSpeakSidesDealsSolveLeagueInvites Author:Yasser Arafat
“The expectation is that party leaders solve problems. That's why substantial differences must first be cleared up.” FirstsProblemDifferencesPartyLeaderExpectationsSolve Author:Horst Seehofer
“One of the easiest ways to solve your problems is to look at how others have solved a similar problem. So, in this regard, we are using the same thinking of others.” ThinkingWayLooksProblemRegardSolveThinking Of OthersSame Thinking Author:Lewis Schiff
“But, to the extent that I cannot solve MY problem with the same thinking I used when I created it, you're right. We need the fresh air that comes from others to see things in other ways.” ThinkingWayNeedsProblemUsedAirSolveFresh AirSame Thinking Author:Lewis Schiff
“However, there's nothing more inspiring than a company that does solve problems and those problems are captured as part of a larger story.” DoeStoriesProblemCompanySolveCaptured Author:Lewis Schiff
“Good innovators like to solve business crossword puzzles.” SolvePuzzlesInnovatorsCrosswords Author:Scott D. Anthony
“If you work on a new product launch, spent time in a new geography, or work to develop a completely new skill, you have no choice but to figure out new ways to solve problems.” IfsWayProblemChoicesFiguresProductsSkillsSolveNew WaysGeographyNew ProductsNew Skills Author:Scott D. Anthony
“I think people should have no illusions that Hillary [Clinton] is going to solve the climate crisis for us. We are in as much trouble with fracking as we are with coal. They both need to be stopped.” PeopleThinkingNeedsShouldTroubleIllusionShould HaveCrisisClintonClimateSolveCoalFracking Author:Jill Stein
“They knocked out Bernie [Sanders] as they would have knocked him out, like [Barack] Obama if he came into office. So I don't think the Democratic Party is going to solve it for us.” IfsThinkingPartyOfficeDemocraticSolveBarackDemocratic Party Author:Jill Stein
“Let me say, it's - what a commentary it is on American media that you have to go to Russian television in order to get covered as a candidate in this election. It's pretty outrageous. And our media could solve that in a heartbeat if they actually opened it up, you know, but they don't. So I think that's more commentary on the crisis in our media.” IfsThinkingKnowsOrderMediaTelevisionLet MeElectionCrisisSolveCandidatesCoveredHeartbeatOutrageousCommentaryAmerican Media Author:Jill Stein
“Remember, we could solve this in a heartbeat with ranked-choice voting. The Democrats won't pass it. This allows you to rank your choices and eliminates the intimidation and the fear. They won't pass it; I know because I helped file the bill. Sixteen years ago in Massachusetts they could have solved the spoiler problem. They won't do it because they rely on fear. The fact that they rely on fear tells you something very important. They are not on your side. For that reason alone, they do not deserve your vote.” KnowsYearsImportantReasonFactsProblemRememberChoicesSidesDeserveYears AgoVoteBillsDemocratSolveRelyVotingFilesHeartbeatSixteenYour SideIntimidationMassachusettsSpoilers Author:Jill Stein
“All the more reason we need to stand up for our democracy now. If we're going to solve the crises that are barreling down on us, we need democracy, and our democracy needs to start with an open and inclusive debate. That doesn't mean 20 candidates. There are four candidates who are on the ballot for just about every voter in America.” IfsNeedsMeanReasonAmericaDemocracyFourCrisisSolveDebateCandidatesVotersBallots Author:Jill Stein
“Utilitarians are usually empiricists who think they can solve every problem by accumulating enough empirical facts. They do not realize that thinking as well as experience is necessary to know anything or get anything right.” ThinkingKnowsWellsEnoughFactsProblemRealizingSolve Author:Allen W. Wood
“The skill-providers want to have more impact and solve problems; the problem people want new tools to get their problems solved.” PeopleWantProblemSkillsToolsImpactSolveProviders Author:Edward Boyden
“Conflict is a great thing to start with. For me as a songwriter, I am constantly trying to solve problems.” TryingProblemConflictSolveGreat ThingsSongwriters Author:Rachael Yamagata
“I know there are problems that I say to myself, If maybe I was a little more gifted I might have been able to solve. But that's not because I believe what I did was a mistake. It's that maybe it required the talents of a Lincoln.” IfsKnowsBelieveLittlesHas BeensProblemMightAbleI BelieveMistakeTalentSolveGiftedMight Have Been Author:Barack Obama
“There are problems that just end up being really hard and by definition the only problems that come to my desk are the ones that nobody else can solve.” EndsHardProblemDefinitionsSolveBeing RealDesks Author:Barack Obama
“It's my opinion that, if Barack did want to solve the gang problem, number one would be to work with people from the inside out, people who can actually give him an accurate analysis of the problem in L.A., because they're in it or at one point were a part of it, and now they're workin' to change it, and redirect the energy and the focus of it. And then consciously take steps to solve the problem.” PeopleIfsWantGivingProblemWould BeEnergyNumbersStepsOpinionFocusSolveBarackAnalysisAccurateGang Author:Nipsey Hussle
“I don't think there's a single child who's ever benefitted from being arrested for marijuana or for underage drinking; this does not solve the problem. It makes worse problems because a) it puts them into the system, and b) it gives them a potential criminal record to have to deal with and it can have consequences for school.” ThinkingGivingChildrenDoeProblemSchoolDealsRecordsConsequenceDrinkingSolveCriminalsMarijuanaArrestedSingle ChildUnderage Drinking Author:Maia Szalavitz
“[Hillary Clinton'] transition director being Ken Salazar, I think, indicates that she will continue to be a friend to fracking. It's not possible to solve the climate crisis while we continue to expand fracking.” ThinkingDirectorsCrisisClintonClimateSolveTransitionFracking Author:Jill Stein
“In an election like this one [in 2016], not only are voters dissatisfied, but where the foundations of our economy, our democracy, our ecosystem, and international war and peace are really crumbling and are really at grave risk for failing in many ways, we need desperately to have an honest public conversation about both the track record of where we've been, what are the critical problems we are facing and what it will take to solve them.” WayNeedsWarProblemEconomyDemocracyRecordsFailingRiskHonestConversationElectionFoundationInternationalTrackSolveCriticalGravesVotersEcosystemsDissatisfiedCrumblingTrack Record Author:Jill Stein
“I think we are only going to get it by standing up and voting our values, understanding that the lesser evil doesn't solve the problem. It just prolongs the problem and it paves the way to the greater evil. That the policies of the Clintons, the Wall Street deregulation and NAFTA, created the economic misery that becomes very fertile territory for demagogues like Donald Trump.” ThinkingWayProblemValuesEvilUnderstandingGreaterEconomicStreetsPolicyWallTrumpStandingMiseryClintonSolveVotingTerritoryFertileLesser EvilDeregulationNafta Author:Jill Stein
“Neoliberalism, arguably, sets the course for this kind for this kind of neo-extremism, this right-wing extremism that we are facing. The only way we solve that crisis, the rise of the right-wing extreme, is by truly progressive policies that address this crisis of economic security. That will not come from the lesser evil.” WayKindCoursesEvilEconomicSecurityPolicyCrisisWingsExtremesSolveAddressesProgressiveExtremismRight WingNeoliberalismLesser EvilEconomic Security Author:Jill Stein
“I would say that when you have a big dream or you're trying to solve a big problem, there will always be people who tell you that you can't. Here's my advice: don't listen.” PeopleTryingProblemDreamBigsAdviceSolveBig Problems Author:Hillary Clinton
“On the other hand, the way in which that car fit into this whole very roundabout way of attempting to solve the problem of what - the problem that [Buckminster Fuller] perceived as being the cause of his daughter's death and meningitis. I mean how you get from your daughter dying from meningitis to making a car with three wheels and saying that it's like a bird and a fish. That really is amazing.” WayMeanWholeProblemHandsThreeCausesDyingCarFitBirdDaughterFishesSolveWheelsAttemptingOur DaughterYour DaughterBuckminster FullerMeningitis Author:Jonathon Keats
“Once you start backing into all of that, then you see this incredibly intricate, totally wrong-headed way to do things, but nevertheless has a lot of merit to it for the fact that [Buckminster Fuller] is recognizing much larger patterns, seeking much larger patterns and seeking much larger ways of trying to solve for the problem of unhygienic conditions in slums. They really were unhygienic. Whether his family was living in the slum is debatable but they were unhygienic. That needed to be addressed. He was attempting to address it.” WayTryingFactsProblemConditionsNeededPatternsSeekingSolveMeritAddressesNeverthelessRecognizingAttemptingIntricateSlumsBuckminster Fuller Author:Jonathon Keats
“Another way to test hypotheses about adaptation is to consider trait variation across a group of species instead of focusing on the trait of a single species. Rather than seeking to explain why polar bears have fur of a certain thickness, one tries to explain why bears in colder climates have thicker fur than bears in warmer climates. The former problem is hard to solve, since it is hard to say exactly what fur thickness polar bears should have if natural selection guided the evolution of that trait.” IfsWayShouldTryingHardProblemCertainNaturalGroupsBearsEvolutionShould HaveTestsClimateSpeciesSeekingSolveFormerTraitsHypothesisSelectionAdaptationAnother WayVariationFurNatural SelectionPolar BearsThickness Author:Elliott Sober
“To solve a problem, you have to be able to state what the problem is or at least say the name.” StatesProblemAbleNamesSolve Author:Donald Trump
“I'd love to be a mad scientist who plays around with chemistry, and solves all the world's problems and creates a few of them himself.” WorldPlayProblemScientistMadSolveChemistryMad Scientist Author:Kellan Lutz
“Right now it is illegal for a service provider to censor or block a site because they don't like it or to privilege someone who pays them extra money. So it's basically a level playing field. I think it was a great victory. It doesn't solve all the problems of our time, but I think we've gotten a much better place.” ThinkingProblemLevelsPayFieldsVictoryRight NowPrivilegeSolveBlockOur TimeExtrasIllegalSiteBetter PlacePlaying FieldsProvidersGreat VictoryService ProvidersLevel Playing Field Author:Tim Wu
“Teaching and writing, really, they support and nourish each other, and they foster good thinking. Because when you show up in the classroom, you may have on the mantle of authority, but in fact, you're just a writer helping other writers think through their problems. Your experience with the problems you've tried to solve comes into play in how you try to teach them to solve their problems.” ThinkingWritingTryingMayPlayFactsHelpingShowsProblemTeachSupportTeachingAuthoritySolveHelping OthersClassroomGood Thinking Author:Emily Barton
“I think there has only ever been one member of the Federal Parliament from either side found to have been corrupt in the whole history of Australia. I don't think we should create the architecture to solve a problem which barely exists.” ThinkingShouldHas BeensWholeProblemFoundSidesMembersSolveArchitectureAustraliaParliament Author:George Brandis
“We could solve this problem of a divided vote, or an unintended consequence of your vote, to a voting system which uses your name, where I am right now, they've got it on the ballot for a statewide referendum which enables people to.” PeopleUseProblemNamesRight NowConsequenceVoteSolveVotingDividedBallotsReferendumsUnintended Consequences Author:Jill Stein
“Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.” PlayHelpingProblemActionResponsibilityTeachEnvironmentLogicSolveChessUncertainTaking ResponsibilityPlaying ChessTake Responsibility For Your Actions Author:Garry Kasparov
“If we had one person who could perfectly read minds we could solve a lot of problems in the world in a very short period of time.” IfsWorldMindPersonsProblemPeriodsSolve Author:Scott Derrickson
“One of the things that I do like about filmmaking is that you find out how to solve new problems.” ProblemSolveFilmmaking Author:Paul Schrader
“I don't think young black men, or anybody, should get a criminal record for low-level use. You know, I don't think that we should spend our law enforcement time jailing or imprisoning marijuana users. But to solve that problem, you don't need to go to the other extreme of creating Big Tobacco 2.0.” ThinkingKnowsMenNeedsShouldUseProblemBigsLawYoungBlackLevelsRecordsCreatingLowsExtremesSolveCriminalsMarijuanaUsersLaw EnforcementEnforcementTobaccoLow Level Author:Kevin Sabet
“It's also important that I, or [Producer] Karen Pritzker, also say that this film [ "Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope"] is not going to singlehandedly solve crime and poverty, or make big changes.” ImportantBigsFilmPovertyCrimeStressSolveResilienceProducersBiologyBig Changes Author:James Redford
“Sometimes people come and they have so much pain and confusion in their eyes... what to do? A few words is a little bit of balm but doesn't really solve the deep disease within.” PeopleLittlesSometimesEyePainBitsDiseaseLittle BitSolveConfusionFew Words Author:Tenzin Palmo
“I think crisis starts with the government of Puerto Rico. It has to take measures to solve the fiscal problems that it has, which are very serious. It's very basic: it's the same thing that is happening in Washington.” ThinkingProblemGovernmentSeriousHappeningsCrisisSolvePuerto RicoRico Author:Marco Rubio
“There is one way, only one way to solve it, and that is through legislation. It cannot be through an unconstitutional executive order that violates the Constitution. That is, it doesn't matter here what you think about immigration: here you cannot violate the nation's Constitution, period.” ThinkingWayMatterOrderNationsPeriodsConstitutionSolveImmigrationOne WayExecutivesLegislationUnconstitutionalExecutive Orders Author:Marco Rubio
“I was popular at some times and not so popular at other times. But what mattered was trying to solve problems and deal with circumstances. Some of which I was able to anticipate. Some of which caught us totally by surprise.” TryingProblemAbleDealsCircumstancesSurpriseCaughtSolveAnticipate Author:George W. Bush
“People expect those in authority to take on big problems and to solve them. We had an opportunity to reform Social Security in a way that would have protected people's benefits and created a solvent system. Younger workers would be confident that the money they were putting into the system would be available to them when they retired. It was a missed opportunity. I regret that.” PeopleWayProblemBigsWould BeOpportunitySocialSecurityRegretAuthorityBenefitsWorkersAvailableSolveReformProtectedSocial SecurityRetiredI RegretBig ProblemsBe ConfidentMissed Opportunity Author:George W. Bush
“Crimes are being committed 24/7, 365 days a year. My show aired one hour a day, and then a repeat at 2 a.m. So I am launching a website, a crime-fighting website, a community. I will be writing for the website and curating content. Also, we'll have social media, Facebook Live, and a podcast. I'm really excited about it, and I believe we will help people - find missing people, solve unsolved homicides.” PeopleWritingYearsBelieveHelpingShowsFightingI BelieveSocialCommunityHoursMediaMissingCrimeCommittedExcitedSocial MediaSolveRepeatsWebsiteOne HourHomicideLaunching Author:Nancy Grace
“Revolutions invariably don't solve the issue of justice, and in its place, suppression and limiting freedom replaces that idea.” IdeasJusticeIssuesRevolutionSolveSuppressionLimiting Freedom Author:Akbar Ganji
“There's all kind of evidence that there is enormous corruption in the distribution of that money. For example, they gave about $100 to $150 dollars to each of the teachers. They gave about $500 dollars to those who were getting married. Through this process, they obviously collected a lot of votes, but these monies could not solve the structural problems that these people face. But the only result, the only consequence, was that a big sum from the budget was wasted this way.” PeopleWayKindProblemBigsFacesProcessResultsTeacherExampleMarriedEvidenceConsequenceVoteDollarsCorruptionSolveEnormousAll KindsBudgetsDistributionGetting Married Author:Akbar Ganji
“We've got a major problem, we've got a divide between the left, which understands how vital Hollywood and propaganda in communications is, and a conservative movement that thinks "no, we're the ones who are going to solve all the issues in America, we're congressmen, how could you not trust us?".” ThinkingProblemAmericaLeftIssuesMovementCommunicationMajorsHollywoodConservativeSolvePropagandaDividesCongressmanMajor Problems Author:Andrew Breitbart
“If you have a single narrator, a person like an "I" - "'I' did this" and "'I' did that" - it automatically solves the most difficult problem in writing.” IfsWritingPersonsProblemDifficultSolveNarratorsDifficult Problems Author:Truman Capote
“You can't solve a problem until you address the problem.” ProblemSolveAddresses Author:Lizz Winstead
“I think any public policy that doesn't account for the fact that most CO2 emissions don't come from the United States, but they come from other countries, is a flawed policy. So let's not unilaterally tax our power, our people, to solve a global problem.” PeopleThinkingCountryStatesFactsProblemUnitedUnited StatesPolicyTaxesAccountsSolveOther CountriesFlawedEmissionsPublic PolicyCo2Co2 Emissions Author:Todd Young