Keyword: Solutions

For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution and it is always wrong.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

If you think the problem is bad now, just wait until we've solved it.

The only time you come up with a great solution is after somebody else has solved the problem.

The chief cause of problems is solutions.

No real problem has a solution.

If mathematically you end up with the incorrect answer, try multiplying by the page number.

If only one solution can be found for a field problem, then it is usually a stupid solution.

If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the precipitate.


I don’t have a solution, but I admire the problem.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

The solution to a problem changes the problem.

An undefined problem has an infinite number of solutions.

(1947 – ) American author

For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.

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

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

For every complex problem, there is a solution that is clear, simple, and wrong.

Whenever an expert is confounded by a seemingly insoluble problem, the solution is immediately obvious to the first unqualified person who happens along.

General solutions to specific problems become specific problems requiring general solutions.

Every solution breeds new problems.

There is a solution to every problem; the only difficulty is finding it.

When working toward the solution of a problem, it always helps if you know the answer.

Corollary: Provided, of course, that you know there is a problem.

There comes a time when one must stop suggesting and evaluating new solutions, and get on with the job of analyzing and finally implementing one pretty good solution.

In any human endeavour, once you have exhausted all possibilities and fail, there will be one solution, simple and obvious, highly visible to everyone else.