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Problem Quotes (page 75)

The real problems of our planet are not economic or technical, they are philosophical. The philosophy of unbridled materialism is being challenged by events. E. F. Schumacher
Henry B. Adams quote: "[P]hilosophy . . .consists chiefly in suggesting..."
[P]hilosophy . . .consists chiefly in suggesting unintelligible answers to insoluble problems. Henry B. Adams
If you don't understand how somethingworks, never mind: just give up and say God did it. You don'tknow how the nerve impulse works? Good! You don't understandhow memories are laid down in the brain? Excellent! Is photosynthesisa bafflingly complex process? Wonderful! Please don't goto work on the problem, just give up, and appeal to God. Richard Dawkins
The feeling of righteousness is the core mood alteration among religious addicts. Religious addiction is a massive problem in our society. It may be the most pernicious of all addictions because it’s so hard for a person to break his delusion and denial. How can anything be wrong with loving God and giving your life for good works and service to mankind? John Bradshaw
I don’t know if you have had the same experience, but the snag I always come up against when I’m telling a story is this dashed difficult problem of where to begin it. P. G. Wodehouse
Emily Giffin quote: "I know that the problem isn't the dream per se. It was the way..."
I know that the problem isn't the dream per se. It was the way I felt afterward, once awake. Emily Giffin
Terry Prachett quote: "If per capita was a problem, decapita could be arranged"
If per capita was a problem, decapita could be arranged Terry Prachett
It's always the same old problem: how to find ourselves in the great yammering of ego and tragedy and discomfort and obsession with everyone else's destinies. Anne Lamott
19. I wrote in my notebook that even if all the possible scientific questions are answered, our problem is still not touched at all. E. L. Doctorow
Perhaps the most extraordinary popular delusion about violence of the past quarter-century is that it is caused by low self-esteem. That theory has been endorsed by dozens of prominent experts, has inspired school programs designed to get kids to feel better about themselves, and in the late 1980s led the California legislature to form a Task Force to Promote Self-Esteem. Yet Baumeister has shown that the theory could not be more spectacularly, hilariously, achingly wrong. Violence is a... Steven Pinker
Any do-gooder can save one life or a dozen by spending x dollars, but that doesn't demonstrate anything unless you've got x dollars multiplied by the total number of lives that need saving. Stopping poverty one victim at a time is like mowing a lawn one blade at a time. The problem grows faster than the cure can be applied, the only people who profit are the agencies who claim to be cutting grass while they're actually applying fertilizer. Sheri S. Tepper
No matter what advantages you are born with-- money, intelligence, an appealing personality, a sunny outlook, or good social connections-- none of these provides a magic key to an easy existence. Somehow life manages to bring difficult problems, the causes of untold suffering and struggle. How you meet your challenges makes all the difference between the promise of success and the specter of failure. Deepak Chopra
Gabriel Garcia Marquez quote: "If I were a woman. I need to be loved a great deal. My great..."
If I were a woman. I need to be loved a great deal. My great problem is to be loved more, and that's why I write. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Michael Chabon quote: "it was the insoluble problems—the false leads and the cold..."
it was the insoluble problems—the false leads and the cold cases—that reflected the true nature of things. Michael Chabon
Charles Bukowski quote: "The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are..."
The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence. Charles Bukowski

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