The problem of distinguishing prime numbers from composite numbers and of resolving the latter into their prime factors is known to be one of the most important and useful in arithmetic.
It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them.
The criminal-justice system is, obviously, the sole source of racial tension in this country [USA] or the key institution to resolving the opportunity gap. It is a part of the broader set of challenges that we face in creating a more perfect union.
Practical sciences proceed by building up; theoretical science by resolving into components.
The way to do a great deal is to keep on doing a little. The way to do nothing at all is to be continually resolving that you will do everything.
The most constructive way of resolving conflicts is to avoid them
There is no more important task in a democracy than resolving the differences among people and finding a course of action that will be supported by a sufficient number to permit the nation to achieve a better life for all.
When we face a choice between adding features and resolving security issues, we need to choose security.
I never once considered that it was appropriate to put taxpayer money on the line in resolving Lehman Brothers.
We need to learn and to show others that there are tried and tested, powerful ways of containing and resolving conflict which do not require the use of force.
We need a Peace Department in our national government to do extensive research on peaceful ways of resolving conflicts. Then we can ask other countries to create similar departments.
He can be regarded as the great master of simplification. The art of resolving the tension at the critical moment and in the most effacious way so as to clarify the position as desired is Capablanca's own.
I like connecting the abstract to the concrete. There's a tension in that. I believe the reader or listener should be able to enter the poem as a participant. So I try to get past resolving poems.
One of the great questions of philosophy is, do we innately have morality, or do we get it from celestial dictation? A study of the Ten Commandments is a very good way of getting into and resolving that issue.
It's true we have our disagreements on border issues, we have disagreements on trade and related issues, but you don't go invading a country whenever you have a dispute on trade issues,. . . We have more civilized mechanisms on resolving such problems.
If there is to be a competition, there must be some basis for resolving it. It is also clear that the competition should be experienced based.
Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems - the Israeli-Palestinian question - requires cooperation between Europe and the U. S.
Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work Sesame Street is doing, and I cannot allow it to go on any longer. I am deeply sorry to be leaving and am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately.
A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish.
Doubts can produce positive side-effects - if you work toward resolving them.
