Solutions Quotes

I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one.

The how will show up after the commitment to the what.

Not everyone coming to you with a problem wants a solution. They are attached to the attention it brings them.

You know the more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that's out always looks the best. My only solution would be to keep em both out one term and hire my good friend Henry Ford to run the whole thing, and give him a commission on what he saves us.

The riddle of the age has for each a private solution.

We still have too much air and water pollution and we still need to work to reduce it. But we also need to put the problem of pollution into a historical as well as scientific perspective.

There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word-- Man

If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

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

By surrendering, you create an energy field of receptivity for the solution to appear.

We would like you to reach the place where you're not willing to listen to people criticize one another... where you take no satisfaction from somebody being wrong... where it matters to you so much that you feel good, that you are only willing to think positive things about people... you are only willing to look for positive aspects; you are only willing to look for solutions, and you are not willing to beat the drum of all of the problems of the world.

Let common sense and common honesty have fair play, and they will soon set things to rights.

Instead of fighting the darkness, you bring in the light.

The best way out of a difficulty is through it.

This country has far more problems than it deserves and far more solutions than it applies.

Looking to any angry, anxious, or otherwise stressed emotional state to help you sort out the pain you're in is like trying to organize your monthly bills by throwing them into a blender

There are no problems, only solutions.

The fact that I have no remedy for all the sorrows of the world is no reason for my accepting yours. It simply supports the strong probability that yours is a fake.

We cannot resolve the problems of the world by unsing the same techniques that have created them.

The way out of the depression is to start spending and doing things.

The question "What shall we do about it?" is only asked by those who do not understand the problem. If a problem can be solved at all, to understand it and to know what to do about it are the same thing. On the other hand, doing something about a problem which you do not understand is like trying to clear away darkness by thrusting it aside with your hands. When light is brought, the darkness vanishes at once.

Nonviolent resistance makes it possible for the Negro to remain in the South and struggle for his rights. The Negro's problem will not be solved by running away.

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

Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.

As soon as you truly commit to making something happen, the 'how' will reveal itself.

The American people are a non-ideological people. They very much are looking for common-sense, practical solutions to the problems that they face. Oftentimes they've got contradictory senses of various issues and policy positions and I don't think that either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party necessarily capture their deepest dreams when those parties are described in caricature or in policy terms.

The best lesson that any people can learn is that there is no patent cure-all which will make the body politic perfect, and that any man who is able glibly to answer every question as to how to deal with the evils of the body politic is at best a foolish visionary and at worst an evil-minded quack.

Frustration is a very positive sign. It means that the solution to your problem is within range, but what you're currently doing isn't working, and you need to change your approach in order to achieve your goal.

I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems. And I'm going to talk about it everywhere I go. I know it isn't popular to talk about it in some circles today. I'm not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love, I'm talking about a strong, demanding love.

We must look within ourselves, become responsible and provide fresh solutions if we ever want to do more than complain,or make excuses.

If we are demoralized, sad and only complain, we’ll not solve our problems. If we only pray for a solution, we’ll not solve our problems. We need to face them, to deal with them without violence, but with confidence - and never give up. If you adopt a non-violent approach, but are also hesitant within, you’ll not succeed. You have to have confidence and keep up your efforts - in other words, never give up.

Every complex problem has a simple solution that doesn't work.

The world is in an extremely dangerous situation, and serious diseases often require the risk of a dangerous cure like the Pasteur serum for rabies.

There's always a way - if you're committed.

Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.

Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.

To extraordinary circumstance we must apply extraordinary remedies.

Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions

Violence sometimes may have cleared away obstructions quickly, but it never has proved itself creative.

We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following your methods but by finding new words and creating new methods.

When we face problems or disagreements today, we have to arrive at solutions through dialogue. Dialogue is the only appropriate method. One-sided victory is no longer acceptable. We must work to resolve conflicts in a spirit of reconciliation and always keep in mind the interests of others.

Rotation of crops and less automobiles will relieve the farmers whenever they decide to try it.

Successful people spend 10% of their time focused on the problems and 90% of the rest, focused on the solution.

The message I am trying to get across is exactly this: Protecting the environment does not require us to be against large SUVs or trucks. Instead we should develop technology to cut down greenhouse gas emissions because that is where the action is - it's not about what the size of the car is.

Those who manage their way into a crisis are not necessarily the right people to manage their way out of a crisis

Some say, what is the Salvation of the Movies? I say, run 'em backwards. It can't hurt 'em and it's worth a trial.

When your response to everything that is wrong with the world is to say, 'there ought to be a law,' you are saying that you hold freedom very cheap.

If you are trying to get out of the hole, stop digging.

Effective leaders know that resources are never the problem; it's always a matter or resourcefulness.

There is something magical about putting a problem in writing. It is almost as though by writing about what is wrong, you start to discover new ways of making it right.

If you intend to be of assistance, your eye is not upon the trouble but upon the assistance, and that is quite different. When you are looking for a solution, you are feeling positive emotion, but when you are looking at a problem, you are feeling negative emotion.

The existence of poverty in the US should not be accepted as a necessary evil or insoluble problem, but should be considered a crisis requiring emergency measures. It is a matter of will and priorities, not a matter of resources.

The nonconformist and the rebel say all manner of unanswerable things against the existing republic, but discover to our sense no plan of house or state of their own.

Our environment is too important to neglect and it's time for the federal government to focus on real solutions and live up to their promises.

Seek people who seek solutions.

Perfect solutions of our difficulties are not to be looked for in an imperfect world.

Love even for enemies is the key to the solution of the problems of our world.

Leaders spend 5% of their time on the problem & 95% of their time on the solution. Get over it & crush it!

There is always a well-known solution to every human problem - neat, plausible, and wrong.