Problem Quotes - Page 31

God does not have problems. Only plans.

I feel that we're dividing along class lines for the first time in our history. Now one thing that has happened in this reaction to globalization is that the elites are not respectful of the values of those who are ordinary citizens, so we seem to be dividing ourselves into ever-smaller identity groups, each with its own narrative, each with its own grievance, and that's a problem.

One of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.

We can't fix all problems but we must fix the ones we can

Every article I wrote in those days, every speech I made, is full of pleading for the recognition of lead poisoning as a real and serious medical problem.

Fortunately, problems are an everyday part of our life. Consider this: If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed. Realistically, the more problems we have and the larger they are, the greater our value to our employer.

It is difficult to understand precisely what the state hopes to achieve by promoting the creation and perpetuation of a subclass of illiterates within our boundaries, surely adding to the problems and costs of unemployment, welfare and crime.

I wouldn't want to manufacture cigarettes. But if I owned - we do own Costco. Do they sell them? Yes. So I don't have a problem owning stock in that. But I just wouldn't want to - I wouldn't want to do it myself. I basically think, if anything is sufficiently antisocial, society should do something about it. But that's a separate question. But - and I don't think there's any company that I have seen that's 100 percent pure.

The most basic problem is that performance appraisals often don't accurately assess performance.

My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.

We are at a critical point where rapid change is forcing us to look not just to new ways of solving problems but to new problems to solve.

I think that part of the problem that arose with that legislation, is that there probably wasn't sufficient information - probably there was misinformation. I am not sure that they have looked at the legislation.

What have you learned from those times when life was easy?

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem, but the perpetual human predicament is that the answer soon poses its own problems.

Our greatest problems in life come not so much from the situations we confront as from our doubts about our ability to handle them.

If everybody feels fear when approaching something totally new in life—yet so many are out there doing it despite the fear—then we must conclude that fear is not the problem.

Problems have solutions.

Come on. I don't have any problem violating my own insights in practice.

When solutions are offered us by the people who originally brought us the problem, we do well to be suspicious.

Intelligence is the ability to solve problems

Know how to solve every problem that has been solved.

The successful investor is usually an individual who is inherently interested in business problems.

One of the biggest problems in literature is the lack of subtlety.

I have a big problem with Islam.

The problem with us EU politicians is that we approach everything with cool rationality, and then wonder why we don't win people over emotionally.