Problem Acknowledgment Quotes

If you're standing in the manure pile, it's somebody's job to mention the stink.

You cannot solve a problem that you do not admit exists.

We need to fix this. It hasn't been done yet because there's still a reluctance to admit that there was even a problem - anywhere above seven rogue soldiers who got out of control on the night shift.

The first step to dealing with a problem is admitting that you have a problem.

People are simply not willing to look at their problems honestly and admit that they have problems.

When you're in a hole, stop digging.

I think, sometimes when we face problems and issues in our life, we have a tendency to really deny that a problem exists. Or sometimes we say, oh, it'll go away, or we can handle it. It's - you know, don't worry. I've got it covered. And a lot of times, that's not the case.

I think we have a cultural difficulty with looking at our problems.

Don't ignore big problems, and don't try to pretend that problems are smaller than they are.

When you have a problem, the first thing to do in addressing it is to honestly identify it.

I used to feel that if I say something's wrong, I have to say how it could be made right. But what I learned from Kurt Vonnegut was that I could write stories that say I may not have a solution, but this is wrong - that's good enough.

It's very irresponsible to deny the reality of a problem to see whether it might stop existing.

Sometimes they're all collectively thinking, "Wow, we're kinda a shitty audience," and then if you point it out, it's kinda like, "Hey, I know what's going on. We know what's going on up here. Or what's not going on. And I'm letting you know that I know. And now we can fix this."

You don't solve anything ever, really. You simply state a problem which, when you're lucky, gives you some idea of what possible problems you can - it indicates, you know, your future headaches.

It takes a strong person to admit he's got problems. Things are bugging you, you've got to get it out. Life is supposed to be peaches and cream, but it doesn't turn out that way. I sometimes found things confusing and sometimes didn't understand how things can be so difficult.

One mustn't close one's eyes to difficulty and to shortcomings; the more one recognizes them, the less they upset one.