A Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

Problems are only opportunities in disquise.

Alfred North Whitehead

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Only Opportunities Problems

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Alfred North Whitehead
English - Mathematician
February 15, 1861 - December 30, 1947

Progress is obtained only by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems. When you solve problems, all you do is guarantee a return to normalcy.

Peter Drucker

As architects we're trained to solve problems, but I don't really believe in architectural problems. I only believe in opportunities.

Magnus Larsson

Remember, there are no real failures in life, only results. There are no true tragedies, only lessons. And there are no problems, only opportunities waiting to be recognized as solutions by the person of wisdom.

Robin Sharma

The entrepreneur in us sees opportunities everywhere we look, but many people see only problems everywhere they look. The entrepreneur in us is more concerned with discriminating between opportunities than he or she is with failing to see the opportunities.

Michael Gerber

Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them.

Hugh Miller

Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.

Henry J. Kaiser

A pessimist sees problems in opportunities whereas an optimist sees opportunities in problems.

Winston Churchill

Entrepreneurs, by their nature, see not only problems but solutions and opportunities.

Paul Zane Pilzer

Cultivate the technique of seeing all problems as opportunities. Opportunities to...be, and decide, Who You Really Are.

Neale Donald Walsch

Managing your problems can only make you good, whereas building your opportunities is the only way to become great.

James C. Collins

I just happen to love problems. Because I see problems as opportunities.

B. J. Armstrong

When you perceive that problems serve a purpose in your life, you will recognize that problems are opportunities in disguise.

Peace Pilgrim

The only time we can fail is if we quit. Most perceived failures are only stepping stones being small problems encountered along the path to a goal. Obstacles are opportunities for growth, therefore, encourage and embrace them.

Arthur Frederick Saunders

When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem, but in reality whatever problems we experience come from the side of the mind. If we were to respond to difficult situations with a positive or peaceful mind they would not be problems for us; indeed, we may even come to regard them as challenges or opportunities for growth and development. Problems arise only if we respond to difficulties with a negative state of mind. Therefore, if we want to be free from problems, we must transform our mind.

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

If only you could see the whole picture, if you knew the whole story, you would realize that no problem ever comes to you that does not have a purpose in your life, that cannot contribute to your inner growth. When you perceive this, you will recognize that problems are opportunities in disguise. If you did not face problems, you would just drift through life. It is through solving problems in accordance with the highest light we have that inner growth is attained.

Peace Pilgrim

We must now view our problems as opportunities - historic opportunities to change the failed systems of the past and do what's right for our future.