Solving Quotations

Evidence from mobile devices has provided critical help in solving crimes ranging from homicides to drug trafficking.

Entrepreneurship is about tackling big problems - often non-obvious problems - that will have a meaningful impact on the world, and this usually involves solving these problems in counterintuitive ways.

People want someone focused on getting the job done, not political talking points but rather solving problems.

The music itself is very challenging, so I've never really felt the lack of stimulation. I love to be creating; I love to be making things and solving problems, I suppose, and when I'm not, then I'm not an incredibly good person to be around. If I'm not busy, then I think I would be disaster. That's just the way things are.

I learned how to comport myself among trolls, elves, hobbits or goblins. I learned that a friend can be lost to greed and avarice. I learned that solving riddles may be as important a survival skill as bowmanship. I know how to talk to a dragon, and that it's best not to.

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.

Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it 'philanthropy' is extremely short-sighted and unfortunately, extremely pervasive.

Deep in the human nature, there is an almost irresistible tendency to concentrate physical and mental energy on attempts at solving problems that seem to be unsolvable. Indeed, for some kinds of active people, only the seemingly unsolvable problems can arouse their interest.

If I were to try and find a unifying emotion that kept me calm and focused while I was dancing or writing or solving a math problem, I think the one unifying thing about all those that keeps my interest is creativity.

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

We spend more time developing means of escaping our troubles than we do solving the troubles we're trying to escape from.

Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.

I think too many of the politicians in Washington have forgotten simple ideals like solving problems and helping neighbors. The Washington game is more about scoring points or sticking it to the other guy.

In the Middle East, it is clear that peace will never be reached without solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A two-state solution must be found and enforced.

The emergence of a hardware product from an African company marks a phase-change point for tech invention. The BRCK shows that great ideas can come from anywhere, that innovation comes from solving real problems with constrained resources.

Even when a man and a woman perform equally well in a task - say, solving math problems - men are more willing to enter competitions based on that task. Men also show less risk aversion.

Well, I'm not saying that we're solving every problem or arresting every person that ought to be arrested and deported, but we're doing a better job than has been done in the past.

My effectiveness is best placed in solving problems through federal solutions.

The primary difference that I have found between the system of education in India and other countries, particularly the U.S., is that they focus on problem solving and relating theories to reality around them. These two things are lacking in the education system in India.

Devising a mechanism is a lot like solving a puzzle - and gives you the same kind of kick.

I hope that seeing the excitement of solving this problem will make young mathematicians realize that there are lots and lots of other problems in mathematics which are going to be just as challenging in the future.

Over tens and hundreds of thousands of years, we evolved to find certain things stimulating, and as very intelligent, civilized beings, we're enormously stimulated by problem solving and learning.

In these troubled, uncertain times, we don't need more command and control; we need better means to engage everyone's intelligence in solving challenges and crises as they arise.

FreshWorld is in line with my vision of supporting sustainable technologies in solving problems. I feel this is the next-level disruption in the fruits and vegetables industry.

Solving climate change is a complex topic, but in a single crude brush-stroke, here is the solution: the price of carbon dioxide must be such that people stop burning coal without capture.

When I think about it, the happiest and most successful people I know don't just love what they do, they're obsessed with solving something that matters to them. They remind me of a dog chasing a tennis ball: Their eyes go a little crazy, the leash snaps and they go bounding off, plowing through whatever gets in the way.

It states, History should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future. It also suggests that this celebration of the end of slavery is an important and enriching part of the history and heritage of the United States.

I dismiss personal profit and focus exclusively on people and planet. That's what I call social business: a nondividend company dedicated to solving human problems. You can go all the way, forgetting about personal profit, being single-minded about solving problems. The company makes profit, but profit stays with the company.

Tragically, policymakers have thrown horrendous amounts of taxpayer money needed for other purposes at solving an unsubstantiated emergency. It is scandalous that so many climate scientists who fully knew that Al Gore had no basis for his irresponsible claims stood mute.

A lot of people in the technology space love the idea of a solving a problem.

Take the situation of a scientist solving a problem, where he has certain data, which call for certain responses. Some of this set of data call for his applying such and such a law, while others call for another law.

Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.

I love the idea that the editing room is the final time you write. You should still be creatively solving problems even at that point. It's not really until you're locked that you can call it quits.

No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.

All human endeavor, all human civilization, is the act of solving collective action problems. Should we put out our own fires, or should we have a fire department? Should we build roads, or should we hack our way through the woods from one factory to another?

As a kid, I loved doing puzzles, solving riddles, and reading mystery books. I also loved animals and always had pets.

To be in a band, at least according to the rules of rock in the 1970s, one must know how to play an instrument. But rather than waste time solving that problem, No Wavers ignored it. The point was simply to make music, not to learn how first.

I'll tell you what makes me feel worthwhile: organizing and solving other people's problems. It makes me feel good to go to Mexico City and figure out theories on how you can reorganize and reduce crime. To me, it's one of the more fulfilling ways to spend a day.

There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everybody go along to get along, but that's not going to be very helpful for us in the long run, in terms of solving our problems. And somebody has to be courageous enough to actually stand up to, you know, the bullies.

The drawing teacher has this problem of communicating how to draw by osmosis and not by instruction, while the physics teacher has the problem of always teaching techniques, rather than the spirit, of how to go about solving physical problems.

Self-improvement books, friends, and polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing, and solving our real problems.

I love solving puzzles, I love finding my way around obstacles, and I love learning new things about technology.

The world expects India to be one of the leaders in solving the problems of politics and economics. India sits at the high table in most major multilateral deliberations. What India says is heard with attention and seriousness.

I'm engaged in food on so many levels, and I love that. So my work, my craft, is around food, and writing is one aspect of it; communicating a narrative, cooking online is one aspect of it; solving the food chasm that we have in Harlem and finding a farmers market is another one, and all of them are equally exciting for me.

It may seem like sort of a waste of time to play 'World of Warcraft' with your son. But you're actually interacting with each other. You're solving problems. They may seem like simple problems, but you're solving them. You're posed with challenges that you have to overcome. You're on a quest to gain certain capabilities.

Secretary of state is far superior to vice president, because it's involved in continuously solving problems and making policy and not being on standby.

Until the masculine role is humanized, women will tend to be much better at solving dangerous conflicts.

I'm a policy guy, believe it or not. I love policy. I love solving tough problems.

First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us - especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges like climate change? Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?

I want to know what dark matter and dark energy are comprised of. They remain a mystery, a complete mystery. No one is any closer to solving the problem than when these two things were discovered.

One of the problems is the fact that solving Y2K may be a multicompany problem. Diagnosing that when three companies are struggling will be tough.

My understanding is that the law requires the college to bargain with us now in good faith or face legal sanctions. We're looking to forward new highly collaborative problem solving efforts.

I was taught to think outside the box. Before my grandfather was one of the original Mad Men, he and a group of other Air Force Intelligence officers formalized brainstorming as a problem solving technique. He taught the concept that creativity can be taught at Buffalo University. My dad invented toys. My mom was a photographer.

Money, while clearly helpful in solving myriad problems, can often conceal a business's real flaws. It can also risk rigidifying a company's business model at the very moment it should be in 'customer discovery' mode or iterating around market opportunities.

My main concern right now ... is that it leaves the criminal investigations division without people who possess a lot of experience in that area. I'm concerned about what that may do to that division and to solving some of these crimes.

Mr. Weld knows less about solving strikes than he does about running trade schools.

Solving (Cooper's) case would make my whole career.

Solving the energy crisis in California does not require bailing out Edison,

Solving the nuclear issue on the peninsula peacefully through dialogue is the most realistic and proper approach and China will continue to make unstinting efforts in this regard,

Solving the problems facing agriculture, rural areas and farmers remains a top priority of our work,

When the Speaker's gavel comes down, it's intended to open the People's House, and lately it's looking like the Auction House, ... Whether it's an energy bill that gives more $8 billion to the oil and gas interests while oil's at $64 a barrel, whether it's a corporate tax bill solving a $5 billion problem with a $150 billion solution, whether it's a pharmaceutical, prescription drug bill where the industry gave $132 million and walked away with $135 billion in additional profits.

If a challenge arises that needs mathematics to solve it, I like to be able to know how to do it. I do find solving some things entertaining.

Giving people in India, for instance, the opportunity to take out a small loan so they can pay to connect to the water utility in their slum. What we're finding is that even poor people can participate and contribute to solving their own problem. If we replicate this in other countries, like we'll be doing in Bangladesh, and are doing in Kenya, it'll allow a lot more people to get access to safe water.

I believe the U.S. can play an important part in solving the problem if we take into account not only American influence worldwide, but also the strong relationship between America and Israel

But what I learned from my experience in living in a community of almost all African-American people, and what I learned from my experience in living in my own community in Oklahoma before the relocation is that poor people have a much, much greater capacity for solving their own problems than most people give them credit for.

I fell in love with Alan Ayckbourn the day I met him and, starting with 'The Norman Conquests,' went on to do eight plays with him. He tells you just what you want to know and has a brilliant way of solving problems.

What is equally striking to me is this ... there isn't a sense of a community solving problems together, rather there's punishment for aberrant individuals.

Had he been able to portray the Democrats as a party that's preventing him from solving the problems of California, I think we could have painted ourselves into a very dangerous corner.

We've expressed our readiness for further negotiations and reaching a formula for solving this problem.

We looked at that bad experience and said this is a great opportunity to use a problem solving strategy we're going to use in the future under ISO, a process to resolve issues related to quality,

I am happy that sub-regional organizations are involved in preventing, managing and solving conflicts, as well as in peacekeeping missions.

Under his leadership, we will come closer to solving the problems I mentioned earlier, and under the leadership of George W. Bush, it is not even close,

He'll be talking about solving the budget deficit not only this year, but into the future.

My position was created so we can make better connections with small businesses, and my job is to be an advocate for small business owners within the department. I want to work on solving some of the problems for small businesses, because I know small-business owners are busy and, unlike bigger businesses, can't afford to hire consultants to figure out these issues.

I was doing what I enjoy doing -- it was like hunting or fishing to me. I was going out and solving problems.

Our position on this question is clear; NATO must immediately halt the bombing of Yugoslavia as a necessary precondition for solving the Kosovo crisis. The bombing should stop before the Security Council discusses this issue.

Oral presentations could also be important, with the wider skills of problem solving and working with others.

Jim loves Pennsylvania and his record proves it. He's spent a lifetime solving tough problems in both the public and private sectors and has built a reputation of results.

People are sick and tired of political attacks from Washington politicians who are more worried about getting media attention than in solving problems.

Our interest is really in Third World development. I believe that it's essential to solving the problems of poverty, violence, and environment, to have better education.

Our goal is to use (treated wastewater) in solving needs around Sun Valley and Ketchum. And by using that water for irrigation, that will lessen the need to pump water from the ground.

I thought it was a real nice change from what we normally hear at Comdex. She reminded us about solving problems. It's not as glitzy, but it's good content.

John is an iron fist in a velvet glove, ... He's every bit as determined and tenacious as he is uplifting and gracious. He's a skilled manager of people, he's well-respected by my staff and Cabinet, and he knows how to cut to the quick of solving a problem. He's the kind of professional - and friend - I trust to offer smart counsel and honest input in every situation.

Lack of political progress in solving the linked problems of security, infrastructure and the political process are undermining the consent of the Iraqi people to the coalition presence and providing fertile ground for extremists and terrorists,

I think the board and the district have lost 90 precious days of progress in solving the problem of growth in this community.

It is an academic way to get kids involved. Students are problem solving and learning without even knowing it.

It is a problem that is solvable, ... They (Iraq) had a chance to do it and missed it. But I hope that they are serious about solving it through diplomatic means, that they will make the right gestures.

Requiring something people cannot afford is not a solution to solving the health care crisis.

Overcrowding would be one of the top concerns. I'd like to sit down with the community and see what things we could work out. The community definitely needs to be involved and I think that we really need to take a comprehensive look to see what the current process is for solving the problem and identifying things that need to be changed.

I think my favorite thing is this one has a bypass to avoid the corners. I think solving the traffic problem is really important.

I think I and Jeff before me ... were being very, very candid. We were solving these problems and we were addressing these problems.

Just look at the shelves of any bookstore in any airport, and you see how much people love crime and mysteries, how much they love solving puzzles.

I think that's the quality of our sheriff's office. The guys enjoy their job. Everyone works together; everyone shares information. I think that's why we're as successful as we are in solving crimes.

It is a good thing that they are meeting and discussing the issue. That is the only thing to do in times of trouble, communication is a very important element in solving differences.

It has a certain appeal in terms of solving a couple of problems on both sides.

It (his visit) means something, but any issue should and will be resolved through both side's governmental channels. But his visit will certainly assist in solving recent pending issues like North Korea's nuclear issue and create a good atmosphere for the next inter-Korean summit later this year.

Italy's problems appear so deeply rooted that the next government, whatever its complexion, is unlikely to do little more than make a start at solving them.

I take the view that anything you can do to relieve suffering or improve human health will usually be widely accepted by the public - that is to say, if cloning actually turned out to be solving some problems and was useful to people, I think it would be accepted.

I think it's a really good roadmap to start solving the unfunded liability. We have to raise this $600 million, but I don't think that's enough: We're talking at least a billion or more.

It is about understanding the problem and not about taking strict action against offenders. We cannot go around issuing fines to people or solving matters through punishment. Sometimes it is the duty of people to understand the problems of others and continue with their celebrations accordingly.