The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems. – Mahatma Gandhi

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. – Abraham Maslow

Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems. – René Descartes

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking. – Voltaire

When I’m working on a problem, I never think of beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. – R. Buckminster Fuller

All things being equal, the simplest solution tends to be the best one. – William of Ockham (Ockham's Razor)

A problem well stated is a problem half-solved. – Charles Kettering

For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. – H. L. Mencken

The first step in solving a problem is to recognize that it does exist. – Zig Ziglar

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

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. – Albert Einstein

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. – Albert Einstein

You can focus on things that are barriers or you can focus on scaling the wall or redefining the problem. – Tim Cook

A problem is a chance for you to do your best. – Duke Ellington

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem. – John Galsworthy

The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind. – Humphrey Bogart, The Maltese Falcon