Big Problems Quotes - Page 2

• Frankly, alcohol leads to a lot of other things when you start drinking at 12-years old. It is a big problem that needs to be addressed. Frankly, the industry has pushed us back and pushed us back.

  Zach Wamp

  Drinking, Years, Alcohol

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• Gentlemen, as sure as I'm sitting here now, the result of continuation of a non-system, the ostrich-like head-in-the-sand attitude, the constant rejection of any efforts to solve this problem, will produce an Armageddon in the American population in those states where there is a big problem.

  Dianne Feinstein

  Attitude, Ostriches, Rejection

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• If your ethics in the military, in your training, is going to be counterminded by a one-hour weekly television show we've got a really big problem.

  Kiefer Sutherland

  Military, Training, Television

  "One hour with Kiefer Sutherland". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. February 2, 2009.

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• Greece needs to work on a cleaner image. It's a big problem, as they have this reputation of being so corrupt.

  Karl Lagerfeld

  Needs, Reputation, Problem

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• Personally I don't think solving corruption is such a big problem.

  Imran Khan

  Thinking, Problem, Corruption

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• Governments will always play a huge part in solving big problems. They set public policy and are uniquely able to provide the resources to make sure solutions reach everyone who needs them. They also fund basic research, which is a crucial component of the innovation that improves life for everyone.

  Bill Gates

  Government, Play, Innovation

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• I was terrified the first time that I had a big problem in my business. I was obviously terrified when they diagnosed me with cancer in 1994. I was terrified when my son used to drive too fast. But I do believe in the fact that fear is not an option, so I always try to face it and not be afraid.

  Diane von Furstenberg

  Cancer, Believe, Son

  "Diane von Furstenberg: Unwrapped". Interview with Anamaria Wilson, www.harpersbazaar.com. September 14, 2009.

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• The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans' privacy. But when Americans lack the most basic information about our domestic surveillance programs, they have no way of knowing whether we're getting that balance right. This lack of transparency is a big problem.

  Al Franken

  Knowing, America, Government

  "We need transparency on domestic surveillance" by Al Franken, www.cnn.com. July 23, 2013.

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• There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Opportunity, Littles

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• There's a woman I see who's not my therapist, but she's like an old friend who's a therapist in profession. She lets me talk to her like a therapist once in a while, and she does a great thing. Whenever I have a big dilemma, like this is a big problem in my life, she always says, 'Wow, you're going to have to figure that out.'

  Louis C. K.

  Old Friends, Doe, Wow

  "Louis C.K. on eating pressure and providing an alternative to The Man". Interview with Nathan Rabin, July 5, 2012.

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• They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Simple, United States, Care

  Calvin Coolidge (2001). “The Quotable Calvin Coolidge: Sensible Words for a New Century”, Images from the Past Incorporated

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• The big problem with songwriting for me is starting a new song. It's the thing where all the anguish exists, not in the writing of the song, but the starting of the new song.

  Nick Cave

  Song, Writing, Problem

  "Nick Cave is not in the business of telling people what to do". Interview with Christopher Kompanek, music.avclub.com. April 8, 2013.

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• I know what it's like to be ignored, and I think that is the big problem about the prison system: These people are being thrown away. There is no sense of rehabilitation. In some places, they are trying to do things. But, in most cases, it's a holding cell.

  Lee Tergesen

  Thinking, Cells, People

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• Well, capitalism is a big problem, because with capitalism you're just going to keep buying and selling things until there's nothing else to buy and sell, which means gobbling up the planet.

  Alice Walker

  Mean, Selling Things, Buying

  Interview with Tavis Smiley, www.pbs.org. May 6, 2010.

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• I hope there is nothing about me that people have a big problem with. You know, I like to think of myself as lovable.

  Christine Quinn

  Thinking, People, Problem

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• There is a world of difference between a person who has a big problem and a person who makes a problem big.

  John C. Maxwell

  Attitude, Differences, World

  John C. Maxwell (2005). “Developing the Leader Within You”, p.60, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Then it was as if I suddenly saw the secret beauty of their hearts, the depths of their hearts where neither sin nor desire nor self-knowledge can reach, the core of their reality, the person that each one is in God's eyes. If only they could see themselves as they really are. If only we could see each other that way all the time, there would be no more war, no more hatred, no more cruelty, no more greed . . . I suppose the big problem would be that we would fall down and worship each other.

  Thomas Merton

  Peace, War, Fall

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• Then you have a big problem, because a human is a thinking animal. If you don't think, you're not really a human.

  Jostein Gaarder

  Animal, Thinking, Problem

  Jostein Gaarder (2010). “Sophie's World”, p.108, Hachette UK

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• The big problem of any young person's life is to have models to suggest possibilities. Nietzsche says, 'Man is the sick animal.' Man is the animal that doesn't know what to do with itself. The mind has many possibilities, but we can live no more than one life. What are we going to do with ourselves?

  Joseph Campbell

  Animal, Men, Sick

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• Just being a human being, I’ve realized that before every big problem you create for yourself, before every huge mess you have to clean up, there was a crucial moment where you could’ve just said no.

  Taylor Swift

  Just Being, Problem, Moments

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• This story is the ultimate example of American’s biggest political problem. We no longer have the attention span to deal with any twenty-first century crisis. We live in an economy that is immensely complex and we are completely at the mercy of the small group of people who understand it – who incidentally often happen to be the same people who built these wildly complex economic systems. We have to trust these people to do the right thing, but we can’t, because, well, they’re scum. Which is kind of a big problem, when you think about it.

  Matt Taibbi

  Thinking, People, Political

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• This is the most complicated relationship since Romeo and Juliet," she complained. "You're both hopeless. I mean, what is the big problem? You love him. He adores you. You get together and live happily ever after. Any questions? No, of course not. That'll be ten dollars, thank you.

  John Marsden

  Mean, Together, Dollars

  John Marsden (2002). “The Other Side of Dawn”, p.65, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Greg starts a middle school and asks: Why is "bullies" such a big PROBLEM? And says people need to shave twice a day.

  Jeff Kinney

  School, People, Bully

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• I mean, look at us. We're all alone in my bedroom and I'm not feeling any urge to make any kinda move on you. That's a pretty big problem.

  Aya Nakahara

  Moving, Mean, Feelings

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• It was lonely on the hill, and cold. And all you could do was keep going. You could scream, cry, and stamp your feet, but apart from making you feel warmer, it wouldn’t do any good. You could say it was unfair, and that was true, but the universe didn’t care because it didn’t know what “fair” meant. That was the big problem about being a witch. It was up to you. It was always up to you.

  Terry Pratchett

  Lonely, Feet, Care

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