"You can't solve a problem? Well, get..." - Quote by Mao Zedong

You can't solve a problem? Well, get down and investigate the present facts and [the problem's] past history! When you have investigated the problem thoroughly, you will know how to solve it.
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More by Mao Zedong

“Learn to swim. It is a sport all the peasants can play.”
— Mao Zedong
“Dont give a child a fish but show him how to fish”
— Mao Zedong
“The masses are the real heroes, while we ourselves are often childish and ignorant, and without this understanding, it is impossible to acquire even the most rudimentary knowledge.”
— Mao Zedong

More on Problem Solving

“More and more software would just increase the number of tasks that the computer would help solve.”
— Bill Gates
“Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems.”
— Peter Drucker
“Sometimes a complicated question has a simple answer.”
— Dr. Seuss

More on Investigation

“We are on alert 24/7. And everything that you report will be investigated. We do it in private. We do it covertly. This could be a problem, it could simply be your neighbor having a bad day. But better be safe than sorry.”
— Barack Obama
“Statistics have proven that the surest way to get anything out of the public mind and never hear of it again is to have a Senate committee appointed to look into it.”
— Will Rogers
“The height of foolishness is to discard an opportunity without full investigation”
— Benjamin Franklin