Quotes by Small Problems We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems. Abdolkarim Soroush small-problemsbreakuse The only time we can fail is if we quit. Most perceived failures are only stepping stones being small problems encountered along the path to a goal. Obstacles are opportunities for growth, therefore, encourage and embrace them. Arthur Frederick Saunders small-problemsgoalopportunity When you're stuck sitting in a comfort zone, small problems become magnified. Get out of your comfort zone, touch the edge, and you come back with an appreciation for life. Barbara Warren small-problemscomfortappreciation The more you think about your own self, the more self-centred you are, the more trouble even small problems can create in your mind. The stronger your sense of 'I', the narrower the scope of your thinking becomes; then even small obstacles become unbearable. On the other hand, if you concern yourself mainly with others, the broader your thinking becomes, and life's inevitable difficulties disturb you less. Dalai Lama small-problemsselfthinking For some days I quietly worked out in my own mind the metaphysics of Cosmic Unity. The more I thought about it, the more convinced I became that it was the living truth. It was logically incontrovertible. It provided for the first time a firm foundation for ethics. It offered mankind the radical change of heart and mind that was our only hope of peace at a time of desperate danger. Only one small problem remained. I must find a way to convert the world to my way of thinking. Freeman Dyson small-problemsheartthinking I hung my head. Ranger was next on the list. “Yo,” Ranger said when he answered. “Small problem.” “No kidding. Your car just went off the screen.” “It sort of burned up.” Silence. “And you know that keypad you gave me? It was in the car.” “Babe. Janet Evanovich small-problemscarsilence If we are not allowed to deal with small problems, we will be destroyed by slightly larger ones. When we come to understand this, we live our lives not avoiding problems, but welcoming them them as challenges that will strengthen us so that we can be victorious in the future. Jim Stovall encouragingsmall-problemsinspirational In fact, I love singing. I just have a small problem with pitch, tune, melody, and lyrics. But that's never stopped me. Kevin Daniels small-problemssingingtunes Artificial intelligence uses a complex set of rules - algorithms - to get to a conclusion. A computer has to calculate its way through all those rules, and that takes a lot of processing. So AI works best when a small computer is using it on a small problem - your car's anti-lock brakes are based on AI. Or you need to use a giant computer on a big problem - like IBM using a room-size machine to compete against humans on Jeopardy in 2011. Kevin Maney small-problemscargiants Face the simple fact before it comes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big. Laozi small-problemssimpleinspirational You are five times more likely to be killed by your abuser if your abuser can get their hands on a gun. That`s not a small problem. Melissa Harris-Perry small-problemsgunhands There is Pakistan's relationship with Afghanistan which will also be a very tricky issue in the coming years. Then there is a large part of Pakistan which is being torn apart from American drone attacks. The country is being invaded constantly by a terrorist superpower. Again, this is not a small problem. Noam Chomsky small-problemscountryyears Every small problem most likely stems from the same root as large problems, and so there is no need to always go deep. One can use anything for the therapeutic process and/if this link is made. Pema Chodron small-problemsrootsneeds When you are famous it is hard to work on small problems. This is what did [Claude Elwood] Shannon in. After information theory, what do you do for an encore? The great scientists often make this error. They fail to continue to plant the little acorns from which the mighty oak trees grow. They try to get the big thing right off. And that isn't the way things go. So that is another reason why you find that when you get early recognition it seems to sterilize you. Richard Hamming small-problemserrorstree There are no small problems. Problems that appear small are large problems that are not understood Santiago Ramon y Cajal small-problemsunderstoodproblem If you wait for people to come to you, you'll only get small problems. You must go and find them. The big problems are where people don't realize they have one in the first place. W. Edwards Deming small-problemswaitingpeople The Arab-Israeli conflict is the biggest problem, but small problems shape the daily lives of Israelis. Unless there happens to be a war going on, the Arab-Israeli conflict is irrelevant in daily life. Yair Lapid arab-israeli-conflictsmall-problemswar
