A Quote by John Dewey

a problem well put is half solved.

John Dewey

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Half Problem Put Solved Well

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John Dewey
American - Philosopher
October 20, 1859 - June 1, 1952

It is a familiar and significant saying that a problem well put is half-solved.

John Dewey

A problem well stated is a problem half-solved.

Charles Kettering

A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.

Dorothea Brande

A problem defined, is a problem half solved.

Albert Einstein

Becoming carbon neutral is only the beginning. The climate problem will not be solved by one company reducing its emissions to zero, and it won't be solved by one government acting alone. The climate problem will not be solved without mass participation by the general public in countries around the globe.

Rupert Murdoch

A problem adequately stated is a problem solved theoretically and immediately, and therefore subsequently to be solved, realistically.

R. Buckminster Fuller

A problem is often half-solved when it is clearly stated.

Dorothea Brande

If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.

Shantideva

A problem adequately stated is a problem well on its way to being solved.

R. Buckminster Fuller

When you have solved the problem of controlling the attention of the child, you have solved the entire problem of its education.

Maria Montessori

I believe acknowledging our own mistakes is half the problem solved.

Yolanda Hadid

We had global warming between 1940 and 1998. Since then, we haven't had a rise in temperature. That doesn't mean we don't have a problem. If that problem is going to be solved, it ought to be solved by an international treaty.

Chuck Grassley

Bitcoin solved the double-spend problem. The key problem was payment confirmation without central clearing. Bitcoin's solution was ingenious but wasteful - it's fairly slow, and you can't put other things on it.

Chris Larsen

When you start a company, it's more an art than a science because it's totally unknown. Instead of solving high-profile problems, try to solve something that's deeply personal to you. Ideally, if you're an ordinary person and you've just solved your problem, you might have solved the problem for millions of people.