#solving

We believe that in times like these we should turn to each other, not on each other. We believe that government has a role to play, not in solving every problem in everybody's life but in helping people help themselves to the American dream. That's what Democrats believe. ↗

— Deval Patrick

#american dream #believe #democrats #dream #each

Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations. ↗

— Neil Peart

#like #marathon #playing #running #rush

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. ↗

— Colin Powell

#bringing #care #case #concluded #confidence

I began teaching in New York because I needed to stay in the United States and didn't have my immigration papers in order, so working for a university was a way of resolving the issue. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#began #i #immigration #issue #needed

When you're trying to solve a problem on a new product type, you become completely focused on problems that seem a number of steps removed from the main product. That problem solving can appear a little abstract, and it is easy to lose sight of the product. ↗

— Jonathan Ive

#appear #become #completely #easy #focused

Mystery writing involves solving a puzzle, but 'high suspense' writing is a situation whereby the writer thrusts the hero/heroine into high drama. ↗

— Iris Johansen

#hero #heroine #high #into #involves

When you sense that something is wrong, instead of letting everybody know about it, first figure out what it is. ↗

— Fritzyll

#problem-solving #life

All his life, Klaus had believed that if you read enough books, you could solve any problem, but now he wasn't so sure. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#klaus #problem-solving #reading #life

Business is all about solving people's problems - at a profit. ↗

— Paul Marsden

#problem #profit #solving-problems #business

If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to ­music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient." [The Guardian, 25 February 2010] ↗

— Hilary Mantel

#distraction #inspiration #openness #problem-solving #procrastination