John Dewey Quotes

To solve a problem it is necessary to think. It is necessary to think even to decide what facts to collect.

I'm a problem-solver.

I believe that when you find problems, you should also find solutions.

It must be able to assist in devising the method of solution of problems and not merely solve them.

You can't fix a problem if you don't have the words to describe it. You can't even think about it clearly.

One of the fastest ways to find the solution to an issue or challenge you are facing is to ask the right questions.

When we see something as a problem, we have to try and solve it and the best way is generally through education.

You can't solve a problem until you address the problem.

Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.

If you are unable to understand the cause of a problem it is impossible to solve it.

To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?

There is no single right answer or path forward, but there is one right way to frame the problem.

Logic obviously is important. You need to be able to figure things out, to go to the end of a particular problem. But intuition is very important because it references things that logic alone cannot.

I'm generally slow to anger, quick to forgive, and I take in information before making decisions. So no matter how controversial the decision, my general demeanour is to put on white lab coat and gloves and look at the evidence, weigh the arguments and see what makes sense.

Mostly, I try to take a rational approach to life.

Writing's a great skill, but thinking's a better one.

I'm in a constant process of thinking about things.

Problem solving is hunting. It is savage pleasure and we are born to it.

How you define a problem shapes how you address it.

The easiest way to solve a problem is to pick an easy one.

As an engineer I'm constantly spotting problems and plotting how to solve them.

I have had my results for a long time: but I do not yet know how I am to arrive at them.

Get the habit of analysis - analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind.

The possible solutions to a given problem emerge as the leaves of a tree, each node representing a point of deliberation and decision.

You've outlined the problem very well. Solutions are much more difficult to come by.