Inspirational Quotations on Problems

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.
—Voltaire (1694–1778) French Philosopher, Author

Solve one problem, and you keep a hundred others away.
—Chinese Proverb

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 whole problem is to establish communication with one’s self.
—E. B. White (1985–99) American Essayist, Humorist

The easiest way to solve a problem is to pick an easy one.
—Franklin P. Jones

I am grateful for all my problems. After each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties.
—James Cash Penney (1875–1971) American Entrepreneur

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader

You can overcome anything if you don’t bellyache.
—Bernard M. Baruch (1870–1965) American Financier, Economic Consultant

Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back.
—Piet Hein (1905–96) Danish Inventor, Poet

When life’s problems seem overwhelming, look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate.
—Ask Ann Landers (1918–2002) American Advice Columnist (Ruth Crowley/Eppie Lederer)

If our thinking is clear, how could work or money be the problem? Our thinking is all we need to change.
—Byron Katie (b.1942) American Speaker, Author

We only think when we are confronted with a problem.
—John Dewey (1859–1952) American Philosopher, Psychologist, Educator

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

The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it.—Skilful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
—Epicurus (c.341–270 BCE) Greek Philosopher

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, Producer

God is bigger than your problems.
—Mexican Proverb

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
—Duke Ellington (1899–1974) American Jazz Pianist, Composer, Bandleader

You can’t fly a kite unless you go against the wind and have a weight to keep it from turning a somersault. The same with man. No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and is prepared to assume responsibilities.
—William J. H. Boetcker (1873–1962) American Presbyterian Minister

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

If we live, we live; if we die, we die; if we suffer, we suffer; if we are terrified, we are terrified. There is no problem about it.
—Alan Watts (1915–73) British-American Philosopher, Author

Let God’s promises shine on your problems.
—Corrie Ten Boom (1892–1983) Dutch Evangelist, Author

Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.
—Brian Aldiss (1925–2017) British Novelist, Short-Story Writer

There is only one problem, ever: your uninvestigated story in the moment.
—Byron Katie (b.1942) American Speaker, Author

Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.
—Richard Bach (b.1936) American Writer, Aviator

Poor people will do almost anything to avoid problems. They see a challenge and they run … the secret to success, my friends, is not to try to avoid or get rid of or shrink from your problems; the secret is to grow yourself so that you are bigger than your problems.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author

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

Live this day as if it will be your last. Remember that you will only find “tomorrow” on the calendars of fools. Forget yesterday’s defeats and ignore the problems of tomorrow. This is it. Doomsday. All you have. Make it the best day of your year. The saddest words you can ever utter are, “If I had my life to live over again. “Take the baton, now. Run with it! This is your day! Beginning today, treat everyone you meet, friend or foe, loved one or stranger, as if they were going to be dead at midnight. Extend to each person, no matter how trivial the contact, all the care and kindness and understanding and love that you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.
—Og Mandino (1923–96) American Self-Help Author

A visit is like rainwater; you pray for it when it stays away and its a problem when it rains too much.
—Hebrew Proverb

Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough.
—Earl Wilson (1907–87) American Broadway Gossip Columnist

The sum of a man’s problems come from his inability to be alone in a silent room.
—Blaise Pascal (1623–62) French Mathematician, Physicist, Theologian