Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.
Game management is accomplished by staying constantly alert and then reading and reacting to potential problem situations before they materialize. It all boils down to paying attention to details.
Why was so much done in remedying the evil instead of avoiding it in the first place?
Parents, teachers, and other school staff need the tools to help these young people early in their lives. And the earlier, the better. It is proven that early action prevents problems later in life.
The solution of one problem always brings a few more problems to the surface to be solved, which were hidden underneath the theory of transmission.
The people who think it a shame when anything goes wrong—who rush to the conclusion that evil could or ought to have been prevented, are those who, in the long run, do most to make the world better.
Rich and successful people are solution-oriented; they spend their time and energy strategizing and planning the answers to challenges that come up, and creating systems to make certain that problem doesn't occur again.
You're going to be much less likely to point the finger at somebody and create a huge brouhaha when it wasn't necessary if you had stopped and asked yourself, 'Could I have done things to prevent this situation?'
Method goes far to prevent trouble in business: for it makes the task easy, hinders confusion, saves abundance of time, and instructs those that have business depending, both what to do and what to hope.
Avoid problems, and you'll never be the one who overcame them.
It's much easier to stay out of trouble now than to get out of trouble later.
A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.
Every evil in the bud is easily crushed: as it grows older, it becomes stronger.
Simply put, if we can reduce the risk while increasing protection during the course of a young person's life, we can prevent problems and promote the healthy development of our children, our families, our economy, and the institutions we hold dear.
The most important thing is to change what children see from the beginning. To not create a problem we have to fix later.
Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.
The best way to avoid trouble is to make sure no one wants to trouble you.
Finding out exactly what went wrong is key toward preventing future debacles.
do you fix a wheel that isn't broken, or do you wait until the cart collapses?
Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.
All it takes is a simple choice, a simple decision: no matter what happens, I will create no more pain for myself. I will create no more problems.
As part of our renewal - we need to fight problems, not just wait for them to take place.
I think, at some level, if we concentrate on problems as opposed to solutions, then you just create more problems.
Often I'll try things that just won't happen the way I'd like them to, so hearing that they're not working saves me some wear and tear the next time around.
We may have a perfectly adequate way of doing something, but that does not mean there cannot be a better way. So we set out to find an alternative way. This is the basis of any improvement that is not fault correction or problem solving.
