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The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.

Albert Einstein

The ideal engineer is a composite ... He is not a scientist, he is not a mathematician, he is not a sociologist or a writer; but he may use the knowledge and techniques of any or all of these disciplines in solving engineering problems.

N. W. Dougherty

If the man is good, we in Africa can keep him. He's solving our problems. Why trouble ourselves with uncertainty? Why must we discuss longevity as an issue on its own? Maybe this is African-style democracy.

Robert Kabushenga

I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.

Sheryl Crow

President Reagan had a contagious sense of optimism. He believed deeply America was capable of solving our problems through our democratic process of self-government, and that other nations could do the same.

Thad Cochran

It's quiet because they're solving, but it's electric in the room. There's a feeling of tension, a good feeling of tension. When the first person says 'Done,' there's a good feeling in the room.

Will Shortz

The whole thing is helping these kids that may want to go into engineering understand what it is to deal with a problem-solving situation.

Bill Larsen

All further relations with Saudi Arabia must be entirely contingent on the kingdom's progress cracking down, reigning in and snuffing out its terrorist problem. Deeds -- not words -- must be the benchmark of Saudi progress in solving the terrorist problem that threatens its society as much as it threatens our own.

Frank Lautenberg

There's no real industry focus around solving this problem -- all the emphasis seems to be on solving spam.

Patrick Peterson

Life isn't about living without problems. Life is about solving problems.

Tom Krause

The legislation we crafted in conference goes a long way in solving the egregious problems that have arisen as a result of corporate misconduct and accounting scandals. It's not a total answer, but I think we made excellent progress, and the White House has informed me this morning that they support the conference agreement.

Michael Oxley

We got to take care of the people at home, before we try solving everyone else's problems. I'm 72. There's not enough being done to provide good health coverage.

Dick Smith

They teach them patience, problem solving and self-control and positive reinforcement.

Jennifer Wise

Had he been able to portray the Democrats as a party that's preventing him from solving the problems of California, I think we could have painted ourselves into a very dangerous corner.

Darry Sragow

Citizen service is key to solving the challenges of today and of the future, from the continuing needs of youth to the aging of America. These public servants are role models for millions of Americans in their 'day jobs,' and we hope they will also serve as role models in their commitment to giving back to their communities.

David Eisner

I was doing what I enjoy doing -- it was like hunting or fishing to me. I was going out and solving problems.

Dr. Michael Harris

Daily air and water pollution, tar balls and oil spill threats would result from oil and gas drilling in the Gulf. There are many cleaner, faster and cheaper solutions to solving our energy challenges.

Susan Glickman

Russian businessmen are not afraid of investing in Kyrgyzstan. They appreciate our current situation, and their programs are aimed at solving social problems. Opening joint enterprises means creating additional jobs and - to some extent - reducing unemployment.

Felix Kulov

I bet a lot they would do that. As in every basic problem-solving process, the most important ingredient is time. It is with time you are able to reach into the future and get answers to problems.

Jim Mctevia

In mathematics the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems.

Georg Cantor

It's not been about consensus-building or about solving problems by hearing everyone's opinion. It's more about getting the right head-count. It is very difficult being in the minority.

Nanette Harrington

There will be some limitations and of course it will depend in part on how much the development or building community is willing to contribute to solving the problems.

Pat Bean

People forget that having a customer service transaction is not just about solving a problem, but also about the experience. A lot of times, customer service is an after-thought for carriers. It can be a challenge in the same way that network issues can be a challenge if you don't plan for them.

Amit Shankardass

Students enjoy the thrill of solving mathematical problems and quizzes.

Jan Collins

I think my favorite thing is this one has a bypass to avoid the corners. I think solving the traffic problem is really important.

Chris Kennedy

Our approach of solving complex technology problems in financial institutions through a wide array of products and services is getting increasingly accepted.

Senthil Kumar

He's shown a tremendous dedication and energy, but I don't think that the bank and the fund (IMF) have been effective institutions in actually solving real problems.

Jeff Sachs

We are creating a new model for delivering consulting services that will allow our clients to have greater access to innovative solutions for solving their important business issues.

Amitabh Ray

We are always looking for ways to add fun and an element of discovery to our customers' personal Starbucks experiences. Whether solving the puzzles alone, or with someone whose company they enjoy, the next six weeks should be a lot of fun for Starbucks customers.

Brad Stevens

We're really looking at decision-making and problem-solving at the same time.

Julie Bell

I tried to, with a series of self-imposed limitations, back myself into my own personal corner where nobody else's answers would fit. I've always thought that problem-solving is highly overrated and that problem creation is far more interesting.

Chuck Close

People who believe a problem can be solved tend to get busy solving it.

William Raspberry

There has been a shift in math instruction away from an emphasis on computation and drill, and more of an emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking, ... The changes to our math curriculum forces students to do more analysis.

Stephen Foster

We still have got some serious fundamental problems in the global economy and it's going to be difficult for the market to move ahead consistently without solving them.

Richard Champion

It 's solving a customer's problem or complaint and sending him out the door feeling like he has just done business with the greatest company on earth. It's taking an unhappy customer from hell to heaven in 60 seconds or less.

John Tschohl

Most people don't know what it's like to stand up there and speak their mind. I have a venue to do that. I get paid to do that. It's not like I'm doing heavy lifting up there. It's not like I'm solving the world's problems. It's like I'm hanging out with a bunch of people and it's cool.

Dave Chappelle

While we haven't previously developed casual games with cognitive health as a goal, we look forward to working closely with the Games For Health team to engage the research community to identify specific puzzle- and other problem-solving activities that could comprise all or part of the game-play in future products that we develop.

Jason Kapalka

I have seen a jump-in motivation of the students. They are actually sad that they are not going to compete anymore. They enjoy the challenge and like solving the problems.

Karen Rambo

Money should not, and must not, change our commitment to solving problems and building this state.

Dave Freudenthal

My main concern right now ... is that it leaves the criminal investigations division without people who possess a lot of experience in that area. I'm concerned about what that may do to that division and to solving some of these crimes.

Courtney Cox

I wanted to be a forensic scientist for a long time...It's like putting the pieces of a puzzle together. Solving mysteries seemed like it would be fun, scary and exciting all at the same time.

Kristin Kreuk

Create more difficulty than solving the problem.

Alan Harris

Because we have farms and houses and sewer plants and businesses out there, we cannot let nature run its course. Solving the Salt River problem and putting in a sewer plant go hand in hand. It's a challenge.

Michael Powers

Your insides will rally to solve a problem that is yours to solve. And, by solving a central problem you care deeply about you'll add the truest value to make the world a better place.

Cliff Hakim

We have an in-depth ability. We realize that it's not about solving a specific problem, it's about understanding ... the process in general.

Justin Ramsey

[THE CHALLENGE:] There isn't one single solution to global warming, so the most challenging aspect of my job is deciding what to focus on, ... We have to carefully select the problems that we have the greatest chance of solving quickly.

David Goldstein

We as Iraqis are responsible for solving our own problems.

Bayan Jabor

I think Charlie is exhibit one in the case against a rubber stamp Congress that is incompetent in solving the problems of our country.

Paul Hodes

Pure, delicious drinking water becomes a scarcer commodity every day, particularly in developing countries like China. The LINX system is the first product in decades to apply new scientific breakthroughs to solving this problem, and we are anxious to offer it to the Chinese market.

Mark Stephenson

Gang violence continues to grow every day in New Jersey, and it's time to take a new approach to solving the problem of gangs in our communities.

Ronald Rice

Changing the statistics doesn't create any jobs, it merely changes the headlines. Sanford seems more concerned with repairing his own political problem than in solving our state's jobs problem.

Oscar Lovelace

They just think they are solving this big mystery.

Tammy Stewart

Problem solving is hunting. It is savage pleasure and we are born to it.

Thomas Harris

Well, I'm not saying that we're solving every problem or arresting every person that ought to be arrested and deported, but we're doing a better job than has been done in the past.

Thad Cochran

I've been amazed at how often those outside the discipline of design assume that what designers do is decoration. Good design is problem solving.

Jeffery Veen

We're definitely going to need them to really help us out solving these murders so we can get these people off the street.

Laketa Cole

We have a problem in Florida and a lack of money generally prevents you from solving a problem. We have the money, we just have to think of creative solutions to solve the problem.

Rep. Nancy Detert

We're really not any closer to solving the mystery, ... I would liken it to the 61-year-old woman in New York who contracted anthrax and died, and it's been a dead end.

John Rowland

At some point people are going to have to decide if we're going to keep addressing the failures of the past or begin to address the future. How do you expect to go hand in hand, solving the problem, when one of the parties is throwing stones?

Clayton Wilcox

We're making progress by the hour. Right now, solving problems is a 24/7 endeavor.

Douglas O'brien

My understanding is that the law requires the college to bargain with us now in good faith or face legal sanctions. We're looking to forward new highly collaborative problem solving efforts.

Joe Dailey

They're all about problem-solving. If I didn't enjoy problem-solving, I probably wouldn't have become a math teacher.

Max White

You're more interested in a political message than you are in solving the problem.

Sam Farr

Too often, people think that solving the world's problems is based on conquering the earth, rather than touching the earth, touching ground.

Chogyam Trungpa

There are thousands of degrees and variations, but it is always clearly the attitude of a person who finds his superiority in solving the complications of others.

Alfred Adler

It's great. I mean, it's great that people have opportunities to push the limits of Rubik's Cube solving. The world record has dropped so much recently because people have been putting in so much time.

Tyson Mao

The presence of the prime minister in the talks is in itself an indication of the sincerity of the Indian government in solving the insurgency problem in Assam.

Tarun Gogoi

Right now, we are really stealing each others' drivers, and that's not good for the industry and it's not solving the problem.

Mike Russell

You two are ultimately responsible for solving the conflict, but we ... are ready to support you to reach the necessary breakthrough.

Goran Persson

We need these measures because we need to be able to evaluate the trade-offs involved and the alternative methods of solving the problem, ... To do that, we have to take the full fiscal imbalance into account.

Jagadeesh Gokhale

I think game theory creates ideas that are important in solving and approaching conflict in general.

Robert Aumann

I'm sold on getting them (students) to think like scientists through logic and problem-solving. These are really important thinking skills for their lives.

Deb Bogard

Architecture is good for someone who can multi-task since you have to be able to really manage your time. A lot of what you learn in architecture is not just design, but problem solving. You have to decide how X,Y, and Z will fit into the box and realize that there are infinite solutions. You need to be open to new ideas.

Suzanna Wight

While there continues to be differences, the important point is that all citizens and elected officials use democratic and legal avenues for solving those differences.

Boris Trajkovski

Our mission is to help these kids develop the communications skills, the interpersonal skills and the problem-solving skills to work in a global environment.

Bill Larsen

Both sides see their interest in solving this problem as quickly as possible.

Amelia Torres

Solving the energy crisis in California does not require bailing out Edison.

Harvey Rosenfield

Customers look to application acceleration solutions as a way to maximize their data center investments and contain their infrastructure and operational costs. As these deployments become more mainstream, customers require solutions that remove the complexity from solving their application performance problems.

Joe Skorupa

I don't think it even comes close to solving childhood obesity. People support this because it's easy. It's not addressing the real reason for childhood obesity.

John Mckinney

Mr. Weld knows less about solving strikes than he does about running trade schools.

Darren Dopp

I think it gives them a chance to see what they can do with physics. It takes a lot of thought processes and problem solving that you don't get by just going through the textbook.

Matt Verch

If you are solving a real problem, then open source is a catalyst to get it out into the market so much faster.

Peter Levine

Gangs have become a huge issue in the community right now, and everyone needs to be involved in solving that problem.

Janet Johnson

If the North Korean side shows no sincerity in solving the nuclear weapon, abduction and missile issues, then the likelihood of normalization of diplomatic relations is very slim.

Koichi Haraguchi

The database is very important on solving old crimes and new crimes. It's also important for protecting innocence.

Mark Godsey

I think the board and the district have lost 90 precious days of progress in solving the problem of growth in this community.

David Chase

People (contribute) best when they're contributing to something they believe in. I know many of you view United Way as a fundraiser. It's more than a fundraiser. It's also looking at solving problems.

Jim Coleman

Enterprise IT organizations are increasingly adopting a process-centric approach to addressing the business critical issues they are charged with solving. At the same time, the proliferation of services associated with the paradigm shift to SOA demands solutions that address this process-centric approach.

Daryl Plummer

There is a tendency to substitute problem-solving economic measures with public relations fluff, such as 'Brand Hong Kong' and 'Invest Hong Kong,' as if an economy can be marketed like toothpaste.

Henry Liu

We are at risk of losing some manufacturing, but the biggest risk is we won't get any expansion of current manufacturing. You're not solving the problem. You're just moving the greenhouse gases to another location.

Dorothy Rothrock

The selection by WesCorp to protect their servers with PatchPoint underscores the capability of the solution as well as the business benefits to WesCorp. We are gratified that our system is solving a major problem and allowing them to, in turn, provide a consistent level of service to their customers.

Jeff Palmer

Our interest is really in Third World development. I believe that it's essential to solving the problems of poverty, violence, and environment, to have better education.

Seymour Papert

We consider this position a kind of injustice, which shows the U.S. is not neutral in the process of solving the Middle East conflict.

Salah Bardawil

Destroying this file would not only make crime-solving in Pennsylvania more difficult, but would also jeopardize the lives and safety of citizens and police officers.

Jack Lewis

I think that's the quality of our sheriff's office. The guys enjoy their job. Everyone works together; everyone shares information. I think that's why we're as successful as we are in solving crimes.

Nick Larson

Most of my colleagues felt we had reached the end of the road in solving this problem. It was the ultimate two-million-year-old cold case!

Dr Lee Berger

Oral presentations could also be important, with the wider skills of problem solving and working with others.

David Mackay

I think the moratorium leaves a lot that is not being addressed. It is creating more problems than it is solving.

Dale Graham

Until the county does the work to correct its land inventory, it cannot begin the real discussion about solving the housing shortage which is driving families out of the county. You cannot plan for the future until you know what you have today.

Kay Backer

We have no hope of solving our problems without harnessing the diversity, the energy, and the creativity of all our people.

Roger Wilkins

Even with those advances most manufacturers are not making a great deal of money and customers aren't happy, ... Lean consumption involves solving customers' problems completely, not wasting their time, providing exactly what the customer wants, in a location they prefer and a timeframe they need. And finally it is helping customers reduce efforts to solve their own set of problems.

James Womack

It (his visit) means something, but any issue should and will be resolved through both side's governmental channels. But his visit will certainly assist in solving recent pending issues like North Korea's nuclear issue and create a good atmosphere for the next inter-Korean summit later this year.

Koh Yu Hwan

In mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.

Georg Cantor

Just look at the shelves of any bookstore in any airport, and you see how much people love crime and mysteries, how much they love solving puzzles.

Jan Nash

You folks have never prioritized solving abuses against NYC (New York City) pistol license holders nor applicants, and have gone along with so-called 'gun control' measures of Gov. Pataki. This abuse has continued for decades. You never went beyond 'token legislation' to solve the problems.

Gerald Preiser

I couldn't give you a numerical value on our chances of solving it. But I can tell you this: In 1998, law enforcement wasn't even in the ball park. And today we're on third base.

Sgt. Brooks Long

It just shows that he's sort of out of contact with reality; his thinking is unrealistic, which raises questions about his judgment, problem-solving skills and how stable he is.

Christopher North

Yeah, we've sort of solved one of our river issues with the new bridge, ... and now our attention is focused squarely on solving the Winooski. That's really our last great route problem that we have.

Ben Rose

One of the problems is the fact that solving Y2K may be a multicompany problem. Diagnosing that when three companies are struggling will be tough.

David Fowler

I hope they will come back and just focus on solving the problems of how to pay for our schools and reduce property taxes, and not get distracted by special interest legislation.

Carolyn Boyle

Emergency responders typically look at new equipment with a little bit of cynicism. You can imagine how much equipment is touted as 'solving all of their problems,'.

Robin Murphy

The level of violence is pretty much the same as the TV show, ... which is to say that there isn't any. You don't see anyone get killed. But there are multiple dead bodies, one for each of the three cases, and then there's a bonus case in which one of the murderers who you've caught ends up being killed, and solving that crime becomes your fourth case.

Tim Hall

I think it's a really good roadmap to start solving the unfunded liability. We have to raise this $600 million, but I don't think that's enough: We're talking at least a billion or more.

Jim Madaffer

It's still basically just solving a puzzle, ... Years ago, with poor judgment, I was intrigued to break through security on computer systems. Now I do it with the client's permission, for socially acceptable reasons.

Kevin Mitnick

It is a good thing that they are meeting and discussing the issue. That is the only thing to do in times of trouble, communication is a very important element in solving differences.

Ratu Ovini Bokini

Our first and most pressing problem is how to do away with warfare as a method of solving conflicts between national groups within a society who have different views about how the society is to run.

Margaret Mead

Life is a continuous exercise in creative problem solving.

Michael J. Gelb

We're solving global warming one city at a time.

Lisa Renstrom

The small male advantage in IQ is therefore likely to be of most significance for tasks of high complexity, such as complex problem solving in mathematics, engineering and physics, and in other areas of high spatial ability.

Paul Irwing

What is equally striking to me is this ... there isn't a sense of a community solving problems together, rather there's punishment for aberrant individuals.

Alfie Kohn

They require a lot of thought, strategy, puzzle solving.

David Riley

We looked at that bad experience and said this is a great opportunity to use a problem solving strategy we're going to use in the future under ISO, a process to resolve issues related to quality.

Tom Hicks

We would certainly like to see telecom companies train their service people to be better at solving problems instead of being better salespeople.

John Breyault

In late 2003, those big names, Siebel, Oracle, SAP, they all decided over a period of months that the previous story of solving this totally with their suites was really not going to fly anymore and they needed an additional approach … which was to propose an e-central CDI system.

John Radcliffe

Criminal investigations is very important to Rickey. He has worked in it for many years, and he has taken pride in solving numerous homicides and serious crimes. And now, he's being denied the opportunity to use his training and experience in a way that is most beneficial to the department.

Courtney Cox

These accounts are mostly just another tax shelter for high-income people. I don't see them solving the significant health problems of our time.

Victor Fuchs

Indiscriminate firing by police on people is absolute barbarism. Instead of solving their problems, the government is trying to suppress the people by force.

Sheikh Hasina

He'll be talking about solving the budget deficit not only this year, but into the future.

David Simpson

Most important is that the community be involved in this process. We have to make sure that solving one issue for one business doesn't create a new issue for another.

Jim Cloar

We've got to come up with some better solutions. The situation now is we're in a constant state of hazing. It doesn't seem to be solving all the problems. We may be able to do things better and cheaper.

Hal Harper

[My poetry is] a way of coming to grips with reality . . . a way of discovery and definition. It is a way of solving for the unknowns.

Robert Hayden

The market is changing so that it's not so much about an individual slice of the product stack at this point. It's more about customers saying, 'We want you to be our end-to-end supplier, not just somebody who is solving one part of the problem for us'.

Peter O'kelly

Nothing has come up that can't be solved, ... We're buried and overwhelmed, but we're solving them. I ask, 'Can you fix this problem right now?' and boom, a salute, and they take off.

Scott Lewis

Few influential people involved with the Internet claim that it is a good in and of itself. It is a powerful tool for solving social problems, just as it is a tool for making money, finding lost relatives, receiving medical advice, or, come to that, trading instructions for making bombs.

Esther Dyson

I understand there is uncertainty but we've also got to make sure that we get things absolutely right and that what we are doing here is not just solving a problem of surplus places.

Rodney Berman

We're looking for any type of information that may lead us to ultimately solving this case and let the healing begin in these communities.

Eric Kehn

I've never met somebody who's good at solving, not just problems, but problems that can't be solved, difficult problems. And Magnolia has some difficult problems right now.

Erick Edwards

They all played an important role in solving this mystery.

Edward Kolb

It is well known that "problem avoidance" is an important part of problem solving. Instead of solving the problem you go upstream and alter the system so that the problem does not occur in the first place.

Edward de Bono

The active involvement of workers is fundamental to good health and safety management. However, we know that many employers find it a difficult area to address. These resources provide a range of examples and suggestions that we hope will help employers and managers to encourage joint problem solving in their workplaces.

Zoe Woodrow

It's a problem-solving test you've got to go through. And you just start at the beginning and work your way through until you get to the solution. And that's what the payoff is. Knowing you fixed something at the end of it.

Zach Webb