Will Rogers Quotes

Science has not solved problems, only shifted the points of problems.

Man has made use of his intelligence, he invented stupidity.

If you you think there is a solution, you're part of the problem.

Most men, when they think they are thinking, are merely rearranging their prejudices.

In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.

Yet it looks as if the thing we use to solve our problems with is the source of our problems. It's like going to the doctor and having him make you ill. In fact, in 20% of medical cases we do apparently have that going on. But in the case of thought, its far over 20%.

Early on, in discussions of financial oversight, people would say, 'Well, this is a very complicated problem, therefore it requires a complicated solution.' And at that step, I would say, 'Well, wait a minute. Just because it's a complicated problem doesn't mean the best course of action immediately is one that's complicated.'

When there is a problem, always identify and evaluate your underlying assumptions that may be contributing to the problem or preventing you from seeing the problem clearly.

When a company is facing a problem, it always takes a stance and takes a decision, but at the same time it wants to make sure of what it can learn from it, what enhancements it can make.

If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.

We think, each of us, that we're much more rational than we are. And we think that we make our decisions because we have good reasons to make them. Even when it's the other way around. We believe in the reasons, because we've already made the decision.

If you don’t understand how problems came to be, how are you going to know how to fix them?

I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated.

The will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are always alternatives.

We're always looking for candidates that have new approaches to problems.

We keep saying we have no other course; what we should be saying is we are not bright enough to see any other course.

A liberal is a person who kept an open mind … a person who did not always look backward but would look forward to new possible solutions.

When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid—in which case all comment is superfluous—or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.

I don’t think we can pass a law that fixes stupid.

One of the biggest challenges we have, as business owners and people, is that we think in linear terms.

I am a student of stupidity. I am a political reporter.

Proper stupidity is fascinating.

Extraordinary situations require an out-of-box thinking. Conventionalists cannot find such solutions.

If you assume away most or all of the questions or difficulties, you can persuade yourself of just about anything.

Every time the country is in a crisis, I think and decide where is the best way to go. We have to always think of ways to overcome these limitations.