Solutions Quotes - Page 31

• Later scientific theories are better than earlier ones for solving puzzles in the often quite different environments to which they are applied. That is not a relativist's position, and it displays the sense in which I am a convinced believer in scientific progress.

  Thomas Kuhn

  Science, Environmental, Progress

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• The most practical solution is a good theory.

  Albert Einstein

  Science, Theory, Practicals

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• The life and soul of science is its practical application, and just as the great advances in mathematics have been made through the desire of discovering the solution of problems which were of a highly practical kind in mathematical science, so in physical science many of the greatest advances that have been made from the beginning of the world to the present time have been made in the earnest desire to turn the knowledge of the properties of matter to some purpose useful to mankind.

  Lord Kelvin

  Knowledge, Science, Soul

  Lecture on "Electrical Units of Measurement" (3 May 1883) in "The Life of Lord Kelvin" by Silvanus Phillips Thompson, 1910.

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• The real value of science is in the getting, and those who have tasted the pleasure of discovery alone know what science is. A problem solved is dead. A world without problems to be solved would be devoid of science.

  Frederick Soddy

  Real, Knowledge, Science

  Frederick Soddy (1912). “Matter and energy”

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• The greatest achievements in the science of this [twentieth] century are themselves the sources of more puzzlement than human beings have ever experienced. Indeed, it is likely that the twentieth century will be looked back at as the time when science provided the first close glimpse of the profundity of human ignorance. We have not reached solutions; we have only begun to discover how to ask questions.

  Lewis Thomas

  Ignorance, Science, Achievement

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• Our goal is not to ignore the problems of life, but to put ourselves in better mental and emotional states where we can not only come up with solutions, but act upon them.

  Tony Robbins

  Motivational, Emotional, Goal

  Tony Robbins (2007). “Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial”, p.313, Simon and Schuster

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• Scientists often have a naive faith that if only they could discover enough facts about a problem, these facts would somehow arrange themselves in a compelling and true solution.

  Theodosius Dobzhansky

  Faith, Science, Naivety

  Theodosius Dobzhansky (1962). “Mankind Evolving: The Evolustion of the Human Species”

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• How is it that there are so many minds that are incapable of understanding mathematics? ... the skeleton of our understanding, ... and actually they are the majority. ... We have here a problem that is not easy of solution, but yet must engage the attention of all who wish to devote themselves to education.

  Henri Poincare

  Science, Skeletons, Understanding

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• Salt water when it turns into vapour becomes sweet, and the vapour does not form salt water when it condenses again. This I know by experiment. The same thing is true in every case of the kind: wine and all fluids that evaporate and condense back into a liquid state become water. They all are water modified by a certain admixture, the nature of which determines their flavour.

  Aristotle

  Sweet, Wine, Science

  Aristotle, (2014). “Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 1: The Revised Oxford Translation”, p.582, Princeton University Press

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• There is one experiment which I always like to try, because it proves something whichever way it goes. A solution of iodine in water is shaken with bone-black, filtered and tested with starch paste. If the colorless solution does not turn the starch blue, the experiment shows how completely charcoal extracts iodine from aqueous solution. If the starch turns blue, the experiment shows that the solution, though apparently colorless, still contains iodine which can be detected by means of a sensitive starch test.

  Wilder Dwight Bancroft

  Mean, Science, Iodine

  Wilder Dwight Bancroft (1926). “Applied Colloid Chemistry, General Theory”

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• The thing people forget when they are looking for solutions is there is nothing final in history.

  Amira Hass

  People, Historical, Finals

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• Look for solutions, not problems.

  Dan Eldon

  Looks, Problem

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• One of the expressions of Western over-reliance on technology can be seen in the lack of patience in industrial society. When you deal with technology, everything happens at the touch of a button. This conditions you to become so impatient that when you have an emotional or personal crisis, you don't allow time for the solution to take effect. This leads to all sorts of rash responses, like quarrels, fights and so on.

  Dalai Lama

  Time, Fighting, Technology

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• The old shepherd was right: The only solution was to forget a part of uncertainty and create a new history for oneself.

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Inspiration, Shepherds

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• Science is global, but solution is local.

  Ellen J. Kullman

  Creativity, Innovation, Locals

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• The status quo is the only solution that cannot be vetoed.

  Clark Kerr

  Idaho, Status Quo

  Clark Kerr (2001). “The Uses of the University”, p.134, Harvard University Press

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• The trade agreement which I had the privilege of signing with your Prime Minister last autumn is tangible evidence of the desire of the people of both countries to practice what they preach when they speak of the good neighbor. In the solution of the grave problems that face the world today, frank dealing, cooperation and a spirit of give and take between nations is more important than ever before.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Country, Autumn, Agreement

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• By mutual respect, understanding and with good will we can find acceptable solutions to any problems which exist or may arise between us.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Presidential, Understanding, May

  Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1959). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958”, p.531, Best Books on

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• Iraq has slipped enough toward dangerous paths that may endanger the country if we don't realize that the solution ... lies is the concept of national unity

  Ayad Allawi

  Country, Lying, Iraq

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• The reality is you must realize that this was a choice made by the impostor. We all have choices, and there is always a better solution than to steal. They have chosen to sacrifice you for their own needs.

  Linda Foley

  Sacrifice, Reality, Choices Made

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• Iran is part of the problem, not the solution. And the Russian government is ignoring reality.

  Lindsey Graham

  Reality, Idaho, Government

  "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer", edition.cnn.com. February 27, 2005.

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• Imagination is nostalgia for the past, the absent it is the liquid solution in which art develops the snapshot of reality.

  Cyril Connolly

  Art, Past, Reality

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• We must learn from history, there is no military solution for the Kashmir issue...we have to understand this reality.

  Pervez Musharraf

  Military, Reality, Issues

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• Every problem offers an opportunity for a solution. if you are in the right frame of mind to find it.

  Michael Arndt

  Opportunity, Mind, Self Improvement

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• Realize that if you can instantly create a problem, you can just as quickly and easily create a solution.

  Tony Robbins

  Inspirational, Motivational, Creating

  Twitter post from Oct 26, 2016

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