Problem Quotes

The fact that it wasn't tells me that we've got a much more fundamental problem of understanding what went wrong, and we've got to figure out what was there. And that's what I call fundamental fault analysis.

Abstraction is a mental process we use when trying to discern what is essential or relevant to a problem; it does not require a belief in abstract entities.

You can focus on things that are barriers or you can focus on scaling the wall or redefining the problem.

I believe that no matter what you do in life, if you learn the basics through theater, it will help you in everything else - problem solving, communication, discipline, all of that stuff.

Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking up at least 70 percent of his or her radar.

Art is an experience, not the formulation of a problem.

I think this is really a defining moment for the Arab world. The problem is, it is all going to be about blood, sweat and tears. In certain countries it may be just sweat, and in some countries sweat and tears, and in some countries, as you can see, a lot of blood. I think initial instability is something that we are all extremely nervous of.

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.

This is the problem with language, and this is what makes silent movies fun, because the connection with them, me or the audience is not with the language. There's no question of interpretation of what we are saying it's just about feeling. You create your own story.

I think that in some ways everybody is like Roger. Everybody thinks that when their friends have a problem, that they know the answer and that it's much easier to analyze the problems of other people than your own.

Indians have a big problem with alcohol and drugs. I grew up with an admiration for their culture and was sensitive to their problems.

If grass were legalized, it would help our drug problem enormously.

I wanted to work on this central problem of killing. How you go about killing. Now, in the film I had to kill my children - well, I didn't want to get that far.

In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I think it can only be solved through moral persuasion.

The problem of the Middle East is poverty more than politics.

I'm not a professional politician, I'm a problem solver.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The problem with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard.

Sexual harassment on the job is not a problem for virtuous women.

The problem with the bronco is to get on and stay on. This is the problem with the Golden Rule-to understand and apply.

My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain.

The main problem was a pacing problem. I had wanted the project to be about 20-30 issues, and I should have written it out as a full script beforehand.

The problem we are dealing with at the border is not a Democratic problem. It is not a Republican problem. It is an American problem.

I don't know what the problem with Capitol is. Some one's got to wake 'em up. Prod 'em a little bit.

Don't be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Force responsibility down and out. Find problem areas, add structure and delegate. The pressure is to do the reverse. Resist it.

That's the biggest problem, is the tax code itself.

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.

I believe the way I describe the problems in Chicago is that it's a metropolitan area. I've said that everywhere. The uneducated child is not just my problem, it's the state's problem. It's also the federal government's problem.

There's a simple way to solve the crime problem: obey the law; punish those who do not.

It is nice to know that the computer understands the problem. But I would like to understand it too.