When a decision is made to cope with the symptoms of a problem, it is generally assumed that the corrective measures will solve the problem itself. They seldom do.
Masanobu Fukuoka
Related The problem with compassion is that it is not photogenic. SEBASTIAN HORSLEY His life seemed like a deck of cards, and in the midst of all those two’s and three’s someone ha... TEKOA MANNING if education doesn't solve a problem, then it is a problem; If the educated do not solve problems, t... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH The problem with me is that nothing embarrasses me. DAVID HASSELHOFF How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself – so always think positive... NORMAN VINCENT PEALE Education by itself is not going to solve this problem. These heavy drinkers ... don't think they ha... HENRY WECHSLER Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decis... ROBERT H. SCHULLER Mother Superior jump the gun... -The Beatles, Happiness is a Warm Gun LAUREN MYRACLE It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. The problem with meditating is I generally go to sleep, and that's because I'm doing it wron... MARGARET ATWOOD That's the problem with ADHD: I have no focus; I get bored. HANNAH GADSBY The problem with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard. DAVID GERROLD The problem with prototypes is they don't always work. LAURIE ANDERSON Israel is not the 'bad cop' of the region that every time there is a problem, Israel has to solve it... DAVID MENASHRI The way we look at a problem can help us solve half of the problem itself! AVIJEET DAS It's not security measures, it's not prisons in Madrid and walls in Africa that will solve the probl... ALPHA OUMAR KONARE Life is not a game. Still, in this life, we choose the games we live to play. J.R. RIM The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present. BILL WATTERSON The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit. DAVID LEE ROTH Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solv... TARJA HALONEN In reality, commissions rarely solve complicated problems. Therefore, the following question arises:... ERALDO BANOVAC It is assumed in many parts of the world that democracy is a group of people facing a certain proble... DAVID GRAEBER It is enough knowing the problem to solve the problem. JIM GENOVESE We have a problem in Florida and a lack of money generally prevents you from solving a problem. We h... REP. NANCY DETERT When I die it will be game over,... but I know one life is short, to be selfish is not the best deci... DEYTH BANGER To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution. MARCUS AURELIUS People expect you to take corrective action when there's a problem, and they don't understand why yo... HANK BROWN Over the past 18 months I've been coming to terms with and seeking to cope with a drinking problem, ... CHARLES KENNEDY First thing in solving a problem is acknowledging its existence as no one can solve a problem that d... PETER SAYSOMPHANE That's the problem with having a bald head. It exaggerates the shape. KARL PILKINGTON The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind. HUMPHREY BOGART Your insides will rally to solve a problem that is yours to solve. And, by solving a central problem... CLIFF HAKIM Clean water is a great example of something that depends on energy. And if you solve the water probl... RICHARD SMALLEY You cannot solve a problem without knowing what the problem is SOTONYE ANGA The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line. W.E.B. DU BOIS You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES It will be a problem, but knowing Marvin he will cope. ALEX MCLEISH If you have a problem, believe me - that is your problem! Solve it by attaching a priority to the sa... RITESH AMBASTHA It is very serious and will require some fairly harsh measures to rectify the problem. JOE NEWTON The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it. ALAN SAPORTA I'm fucking the grave, I thought, I'm bringing the dead back to life... CHARLES BUKOWSKI I just never thought I'd get to see how beautiful you'd become JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT You're beautiful, too. I mean, you're hot,” I blurted out. “But I always knew you would be.” m... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I don't have any solution, but I certainly admire the problem. ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT It's much more interesting to watch someone who is ill-equipped to solve their problem fight to ... JOHN HAWKES Having problems is not a problem. Not trying to solve them is a problem. LALIT BHOJWANI When money is seen as a solution for every problem, money itself becomes the problem RICHARD J. NEEDHAM If a problem is easy to solve, the progress is fast, and the reward is small. If the problem is hard... JIM GENOVESE A great future starts with what you can see SOTONYE ANGA There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet small enough to solve... MIKE LEAVITT Worry is a thief that steals the energy needed to solve the problem. JIM GENOVESE Wake up to a brand new day and realize why you woke up to meet the day! Live to the end of another d... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH The experiments show that chimpanzees spontaneously recognize that when they are faced with a proble... BRIAN HARE The problem with denying the problem is that it also denies the solution. ABHISHEK KUMAR The definition of a good mathematical problem is the mathematics it generates rather than the proble... ANDREW WILES When you can't solve the problem, manage it. ROBERT H. SCHULLER Your mind is a Microcosm of strength and power. There’s all the magic you need in it. When all els... CHINONYE J. CHIDOLUE You Have Seen the Cure for Cancer Many Times, Even Right Now! So the Problem is Not Finding a Cure, ... THEHEALTHFOODGURU The city has to solve this problem. They're creating a problem without coming up with a solution. EILEEN JOYCE When you confront a problem you begin to solve it. RUDY GIULIANI The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going... ELIZABETH TAYLOR Investigation may be likened to the long months of pregnancy, and solving a problem to the day of bi... MAO TSE-TUNG Investigation may be likened to the long months of pregnancy, and solving a problem to the day of bi... MAO ZEDONG To believe or not to believe, is a problem. To leave or to conceive is another problem. To ascertain... A. SALEH The problem is convincing students to give it a try. After that, the game, properly introduced, will... JOE COX Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solve... RALPH WALDO EMERSON Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solv... RALPH WALDO EMERSON The problem with forbearance is that it always looks like a good thing to do until it stops working. RAGHURAM RAJAN If you are unable to understand the cause of a problem it is impossible to solve it. NAOTO KAN The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winte... DAVE BARRY The problem with winter sports is that -- follow me closely here -- they generally take place in win... DAVE BARRY When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. ... RICHARD BUCKMINSTER FULLER When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. Bu... R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. Bu... RICHARD BUCKMINSTER FULLER Trying to solve a problem before being taught the solution leads to better learning, even when error... KOSTIANTYN KHARCHENKO She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Programmers are isolated. They sit in their cubicle; they don't think about the larger picture. To m... PHILIP GREENSPUN Since they are advocating for a problem, if there are things that would make the problem disappear, ... RUDY GIULIANI As with any things, regret itself is not the problem, it’s what you do with it. PEARL ZHU The problem with me is, anything that's easy I will just overdo it. Especially with clothes. But... CHLOE GRACE MORETZ The root problem of all problems is mind itself. The first thing to be understood is what this mind ... BHAGWAN SHREE RAJNEESH When you're starting a company, almost anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and it will pro... LOGAN GREEN What a lot of them find is they've bought a mule and it's supposed to be trained, so they climb on, ... STEVE EDWARDS
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