A problem well stated is a problem half solved.
—Charles F. Kettering (1876–1958) American Inventor, Entrepreneur, Businessperson
When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.
—Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) American Clergyman, Self-Help Author
Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else they remain, forever a barrier to the growth and development of the spirit.
—M. Scott Peck (1936–2005) American Psychiatrist, Author
The problem is not that you cannot have what you think you want. The problem is that when you get what you think you want, it won’t satisfy.
—Unknown
I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!
—Theodor Seuss Geisel (‘Dr. Seuss’) (1904–91) American Children’s Books Writer, Writer, Cartoonist, Animator
Through money or power you cannot solve all problems. The problem in the human heart must be solved first.
—The 14th Dalai Lama (b.1935) Tibetan Buddhist Religious Leader, Civil Rights Leader, Philosopher, Author
A problem is your chance to do your best.
—Duke Ellington (1899–1974) American Jazz Pianist, Composer, Bandleader
There is only one problem, ever: your uninvestigated story in the moment.
—Byron Katie (b.1942) American Speaker, Author
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
—H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) American Journalist, Literary Critic
Don’t get involved in partial problems, but always take flight to where there is a free view over the whole single great problem, even if this view is still not a clear one.
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) Austrian-born British Philosopher
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
—Brendan Behan (1923–64) Irish Poet, Novelist, Playwright
Courage consists in equality to the problem before us.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
To every problem there is already a solution whether you know it or not.
—Grenville Kleiser (1868–1935) Canadian Author
A soul exasperated by its ills falls out with everything, with its friends and also with itself.
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719) English Essayist, Poet, Playwright, Politician
I’ve had thousands of problems in my life, most of which never actually happened.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment.
—Freeman Dyson (1923–2020) American Theoretical Physicist, Author
One-half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.
—Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw) (1818–85) American Humorist, Author, Lecturer
If you can talk brilliantly about a problem, it can create the consoling illusion that it has been mastered.
—Stanley Kubrick (1928–99) American Film Director, Writer, Film Producer, Photographer
No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.
—Voltaire (1694–1778) French Philosopher, Author
Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.
—Rene Descartes (1596–1650) French Mathematician, Philosopher
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.
—Theodore Isaac Rubin (1923–2019) American Psychiatrist, Author
My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.
—Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) Scottish Writer
The bottom line is that if you become a master at handling problems and overcoming obstacles, what can stop you from success? The answer is nothing! And if nothing can stop you, you become unstoppable!
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
There are three modes of bearing the ills of life: by indifference, which is the most common; by philosophy, which is the most ostentatious; and by religion, which is the most effectual.
—Charles Caleb Colton (c.1780–1832) English Clergyman, Aphorist
We have a problem. “Congratulations.” But it’s a tough problem. “Then double congratulations.”
—W. Clement Stone (1902–2002) American Self-help Guru, Entrepreneur
Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.
—Richard Bach (b.1936) American Novelist, Aviator
It is better to laugh about your problems than to cry about them.
—Hebrew Proverb
Try as we may, none of us can be free of conflict and woe. Even the greatest men have had to accept disappointments as their daily bread…. The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them. Man and society must grow together. Each individual’s efforts to discipline himself must be matched by society’s struggle to enforce the rules of law and of justice under the law.
—Bernard M. Baruch (1870–1965) American Financier, Economic Consultant
All problems are finally scientific problems.
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish Playwright
Let God’s promises shine on your problems.
—Corrie Ten Boom (1892–1983) Dutch Jewish Humanist
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