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Blaise PascalAll of humanity’s problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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Isaac AsimovThe easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists.

—  Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992, American Sci-Fi writer

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ConfuciusMen do not stumble over mountains, but over molehills.

—  Confucius, 551-479 BC, Chinese teacher & philosopher

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Albert EinsteinIntellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

—  Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist

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Albert EinsteinWe can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.

—  Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist

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Lao-TzuStop thinking, and end your problems.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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Ronald ReaganGovernment is not a solution to our problem; government is the problem.

—  Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, American President [1981-1989]

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Lou HoltzNever tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.

—  Lou Holtz, 1937-, American football coach

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Winston ChurchillEvery man should ask himself each day whether he is not too readily accepting negative solutions.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Isaac AsimovScience fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.

—  Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992, American Sci-Fi writer

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William JamesThe world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.

—  William James, 1842-1910, American philosopher

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Eleanor RooseveltA stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.

—  Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president

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Laurence J PeterSome problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.

—  Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator

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Dwight EisenhowerIf a problem cannot be solved, enlarge it.

—  Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President

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H.L. MenckenThere is always a well-known solution to every human problem: neat, plausible, and wrong.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

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Arthur ClarkeThe only real problem in life is what to do next.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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Francis BaconThe remedy is worse than the disease.

—  Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English philosopher

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Alice Roosevelt LongworthI have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.

—  Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 1884-1980, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt

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Bernard BaruchIf all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

—  Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman

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Ludwig WittgensteinA man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push it.

—  Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher

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Emile M. CioranWhen you know that every problem is only a false problem, you are dangerously close to salvation.

—  Emile M. Cioran, 1911-1995, French-Romanian philosopher

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Anton ChekhovIt is unfortunate that we try to solve the simplest issues cleverly, and therefore make them unusually complicated. We should seek a simple solution.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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Calvin CoolidgeIf you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you and you have to battle with only one of them.

—  Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, American President [1923-1929]

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Zig ZiglarWhen you focus on problems, you get more problems. When you focus on possibilities, you have more opportunities.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Joseph De MaistreThere is much less difficulty in solving a problem than in posing it.

—  Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher

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Dorothy ParkerI'm not a writer with a drinking problem, I'm a drinker with a writing problem.

—  Dorothy Parker, 1893-1967, American writer, poet, satirist, critic

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Ronald ReaganGovernment does not solve problems. It subsidizes them.

—  Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, American President [1981-1989]

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G. K. ChestertonIt isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can't see the problem.

—  G. K. Chesterton, 1874-1936, English writer & critic

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Anton ChekhovWhen a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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RumiWhen someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Ambrose BierceWhen lost in a forest go always down hill. When lost in a philosophy or doctrine go upward.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

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Franklin P. JonesThe easiest way to solve a problem is to pick an easy one.

—  Franklin P. Jones, 1908-1980, American columnist

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René DescartesDivide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.

—  René Descartes, 1596-1650, French philosopher

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Chuck YeagerWhat good does it do to be afraid? It doesn’t help anything. You better try and figure out what’s happening and correct it.

—  Chuck Yeager, 1923-2020, American pioneer pilot

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Zig ZiglarWhen we can identify a problem and face the problem with confidence and enthusiasm, the solution is on the way.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Margaret ThatcherIn my lifetime all our problems have come from mainland Europe and all the solutions have come from the English-speaking nations across the world.

—  Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, British Prime Minister

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RumiYour heart knows the way. Run in that direction.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Winston ChurchillThe problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Ralph Waldo EmersonDon't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Albert CamusWithout beauty, love, or danger it would be almost easy to live.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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G. K. ChestertonAn adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.

—  G. K. Chesterton, 1874-1936, English writer & critic

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Jean CocteauChildren and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.

—  Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, French artist

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Arthur ClarkeProblems seldom go away if they’re ignored.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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Arthur Conan DoyleIt is quite a three pipe problem, and I beg that you won’t speak to me for fifty minutes.

—  Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930, British writer

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Dr. Thomas FullerBetter a tooth out than always aching.

—  Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734,  English physician and adage collector

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Nicolas Gomez DavilaIf philosophy does not resolve any scientific problem, science, in its turn, does not resolve any philosophical problem.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Joseph JoubertNever cut what you can untie.

—  Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims

Bertrand RussellThe greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Nicolas Gomez DavilaEvery solution seems irrelevant to anyone who doesn’t understand the problem.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Thomas SowellSometimes it seems as if there are more solutions than problems. On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today's problems are a result of yesterday's solutions.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Thomas SowellThere are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Victor FranklWhen we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.

—  Victor Frankl, 1905-1997, Austrian neurologist

Jean RostandScience finds cures more easily than answers.

—  Jean Rostand, 1894-1977, French scientist & philosopher

Bernard BaruchApproach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth.

—  Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman

Marshall McLuhanThe answers are always inside the problem, not outside.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Marshall McLuhanPolitics offers yesterday’s answers to today’s questions

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Henry KissingerEach success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.

—  Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician

Henry KissingerAmericans have a tendency to believe that when there's a problem there must be a solution.

—  Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician

Henry KissingerA turbulent history has taught Chinese leaders that not every problem has a solution and that too great an emphasis on total mastery over specific events could upset the harmony of the universe.

—  Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician

Alexandre DumasFor all evils there are two remedies: time and silence.

—  Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870, French writer

Henry MillerEverything remains unsettled forever, depend on it.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Marty RubinAs long as you can ignore a problem, it is not a problem.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Frank HerbertThe people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives, but have only one course of action in mind.

—  Frank Herbert, 1920-1986, American sci-fi writer

George HerbertPatience, time and money accommodate all things.

—  George Herbert, 1593-1633, Welsh poet

Frank A. ClarkI think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it.

—  Frank A. Clark, 1911-1991, American cartoonist

Joseph ConradFacing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it.

—  Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, British-Polish writer

Nicolas Gomez DavilaBeing a reactionary is not about believing in certain solutions, but about having an acute sense of the complexity of the problems.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Franz KafkaI usually solve problems by letting them devour me.

—  Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Bohemian writer

Latin Quotes

VirgilFate will find a way.

Fata viam invenient.

—  Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet

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Quotes in Verse

Constantine KavafyAnd now, what’s going to happen to us without barbarians?
They were, those people, a kind of solution.

—  Constantine Kavafy, 1868-1933, Greek poet ‐ Barbarians at the gate

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Funny Quotes

Steven WrightI couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.

—  Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian

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Woody AllenThere have been times when I've thought of suicide but with my luck it'd probably be a temporary solution.

—  Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director

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Ashleigh BrilliantI don't have any solution, but I certainly admire the problem.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

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Spike MilliganThe best cure for sea sickness is to sit under a tree

—  Spike Milligan, 1918-2002, Irish comedian

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Ashleigh BrilliantIt's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Ancient Greek

Alexander the GreatWhat cannot be resolved, it is cut.

Ό,τι δεν λύεται κόπτεται.

—  Alexander the Great, 356-323 BC, King of Macedon

     (cutting the Gordian Knot)

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HippocratesExtreme remedies are the best for extreme diseases.

Ες δε τα έσχατα νουσήματα αι έσχαται θεραπείαι ες ακριβείην, κράτισται.

—  Hippocrates, 460-370 BC, Ancient Greek physician, the “Father of Medicine”

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DemosthenesThere is always a way if one does not avoid hard work.

Πάντ’ εστίν εξευρείν, αν μη τον πόνον φεύγη τις.

—  Demosthenes, 384-322 BC, Ancient Athenian & statesman orator

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Proverbs

American proverbWhere there's a will, there's a way.

—  American proverb

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International proverbA golden key can open any door.

—  International proverb

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Turkish proverbSome cannot find a bridge to cross the water, while others cannot find water to drink.

—  Turkish proverb

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American proverbIf it ain't broke, don't fix it.

—  American proverb

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American proverbWe'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

—  American proverb

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English proverbNecessity is the mother of invention.

—  English proverb

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Chinese proverbBetter to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

—  Chinese proverb

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English proverbOnly the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.

—  English proverb

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English proverbA problem shared is a problem halved.

—  English proverb

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Movie Quotes

Apollo 13 (1995)Houston, we have a problem.

—  from the film Apollo 13 (1995)

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