Doctoral thesis (1867); variant translation: In mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.
Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) sculptor from France
Quote of Dubuffet on 'Art brut', in 'Art Brut Preferred to the Cultural Arts' (1949); (trans. Joachim Neugroschel), in Mildred Glimcher, Jean Dubuffet: Towards an Alternative Reality, New York: Abbeville Press, 1987, p. 104
1940's
Russell Baker (1925–2019) writer and satirst from the United States
"The Big Problem Binge," The New York Times (1965-03-18)
Henry Tizard (1885–1959) British chemist
Undated attributed quote
“All writing is ultimately a question of solving a problem.”
William Zinsser (1922–2015) writer, editor, journalist, literary critic, professor
Source: On Writing Well (Fifth Edition, orig. pub. 1976), Chapter 8, Unity, p. 49.
“Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.”
Barbara Johnson (1947–2009) American literary critic
“I've never thought of PHP as more than a simple tool to solve problems.”
Rasmus Lerdorf (1968) Danish programmer and creator of PHP
@rasmus http://twitter.com/rasmus/status/1938080214814720
Piet Hein (1905–1996) Danish puzzle designer, mathematician, author, poet
As quoted in Man Creates Art Creates Man (1973) by Duane Preble, p. 14
Variant translation: Art is solving problems that cannot be formulated before they have been solved. The shaping of the question is part of the answer.
As quoted in Architecture: form, space, and order (2007) by Francis D.K. Ching, p. ix
Context: After all, what is art? Art is the creative process and it goes through all fields. Einstein’s theory of relativity — now that is a work of art! Einstein was more of an artist in physics than on his violin.
Art is this: art is the solution of a problem which cannot be expressed explicitly until it is solved.
