George Polya Quotes

It is better to solve one problem five different ways, than to solve five problems one way.

George Polya

Quotes to Explore

We have a structural problem because you can simultaneously understand the medium to long-term risks of climate change and also come to the conclusion that it is in your short-term economic interest to invest in oil and gas. Which is why, you know, anybody who tells you that the market is going to fix this on its own is lying to you.

Naomi Klein
- Long
- Why
- Change
If you ask an economist what's driven economic growth, it's been major advances in things that mattered - the mechanization of farming, mass manufacturing, things like that. The problem is, our society is not organized around doing that.

Larry Page
- Society
- Problem
- Growth
The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.

Dalai Lama
- World
- Problem
- Best
Every true, eternal problem is an equally true, eternal fault; every answer an atonement, every realisation an improvement.

Otto Weininger
- True
- Problem
- Improvement
My father's drinking was sometimes a problem. And a great deal went unspoken. He was not particularly acute or articulate about the emotions. But he was very affectionate towards me.

Ian Mcewan
- Great
- Father
- Problem
If the government would like to hire my services to maximize value for their stake, they should approach me. No problem.

Dan Gertler
- Government
- Problem
- Value