“Your work creates a foundation for these children's future, … But most of all, I've been struck by the children's own desire to solve their problems.”

“Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.”

“Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.”

“My loving children, my children who were created with God's beauty, my wise children, whatever difficulty you may have, do not ever leave His charge. Just as the prophets of God kept their faith firm and were tolerant in spite of the problems they had, no matter what difficulties you may experience, be tolerant, be forbearant and embrace all living things as your own life.”

“It’s more difficult to create the problem than to solve it. All the person trying to solve the problem has to do is always respect the problem’s creator.”

“What I cannot create, I do not understand.Know how to solve every problem that has been solved.”

“All men are my children. What I desire for my own children, and I desire their welfare and happiness both in this world and the next, that I desire for all men. You do not understand to what extent I desire this, and if some of you do understand, you do not understand the full extent of my desire.”

“Teachers need to be trained on how children learn, not only how to solve mathematical problems. They must know how to make learners well understand the New Math and enable them to solve mathematical problems.”

“Olaf: I'm a genius! I've solved all of our problems! Look!
Violet: Renaming the boat doesn't solve any of our problems.”

“You need to study other people's work. Their approaches to problem solving and the tools they use give you a fresh way to look at your own work.”