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Then when I reached college I realized that many people had thought about the problem during the 18th and 19th centuries and so I studied those methods.

— Andrew Wiles

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I like to think that since I was about 19, I have studied human decision-making and problem-solving.

— Herbert A. Simon

The best types of problems are those that seem harder at first than when you think about it.

— Erez Lieberman Aiden

I believe that when you find problems, you should also find solutions.

— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

I tried to develop some theories that took account of the uncertainty in the world and the complexity in the world.

— Herbert A. Simon

My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.

— A. E. van Vogt

Traditional scientific method has always been at the very best, 20 - 20 hindsight. It's good for seeing where you've been. It's good for testing the truth of what you think you know, but it can't tell you where you ought to go.

— Robert M. Pirsig

Later in the fifties I got involved in kinetic studies using my long forgotten math background.

— William Standish Knowles

A lot of people in the technology space love the idea of a solving a problem.

— Anthony Foxx

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

— Albert Einstein

✗Opposing Perspectives

I came to America to teach my method - not to enter a research experiment.

— Elizabeth Kenny