Quotes about World Problems

The power that dominates cannot solve world problems. The power that loves can solve world problems. Votes: 6

If world problems feel too big to tackle, think small. Step by step. Small wins build confidence, lead the way to change. Votes: 6

There is a tendency to throw computers at third world problems, which I think is often a distraction. Putting computers in the schools is great, but it may be more important to put teachers in the schools. Votes: 6

A lot of us don't want to be quite that serious about world problems. Our life is there to enjoy, not to be an eternal dissident, eternally unhappy with how things are and with the state of mankind. Votes: 6

The U.N. can be very frustrating and at times impotent, but it can also be a valuable forum for discussion and resolution of world problems. We should not walk away from it just because it's failed to live up to its promise. Votes: 6

To know that once you decide to look at life outside of the narrow limits of just your world and start to understand that you can make a difference in very simple ways - in volunteering and all the way up to bigger world problems. Votes: 6

I'd say that any character or setting can be given a bit of an otherworldly sheen and be the better for it. The one thing I insist on with my own writing is that I won't let magic solve my characters' real world problems. The solutions have to come from the characters themselves. Votes: 6

There will be no room, here, for the smug myopia which views American civilization as the final solution to all world problems; which recommends our institutions for universal adoption and turns away with contempt from the serious study of the institutions of peoples whose civilizations may seem to us to be materially less advanced. Votes: 6

Modern problems proliferate and remain unsolved because we spend so much time trying to deal with societal and world problems without first dealing with family and community problems. If we organized for normal families and communities - if these two groups provided the functions they are designed for - world problems would diminish and fade out in two or three generations. Votes: 6

The American Dream can no more remain static than can the American nation.... We cannot any longer take an old approach to world problems. They aren't the same problems. It isn't the same world. We must not adopt the methods of our ancestors; instead, we must emulate that pioneer quality in our ancestors that made them attempt new methods for a New World. Votes: 6

At the beginning of a meditation session your thoughts will be relatively earthbound. You will think about yourself, your world, problems, difficulties and anxieties. Votes: 4

If you take any world problem, any issue on the planet, the solution to that problem certainly includes education. In education, the roadblock is the laptop. Votes: 4

There is no solution to any world problem, to any national problem, to any city problem or to any local problem, unless and until people get their Realization. Votes: 4

Trying to solve the worlds problems by making things 5% more efficient is like trying to play the violin with gardening gloves. Not much good will come out of it. We must invent new ways! Votes: 4

What is innovation if not our ticket to every business interest in the world? Its the ticket to solving the worlds problems - the energy problems, the pollution problems, the global warming problems. If it isnt for science and engineering, how will we compete in the new world? Votes: 4

We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient, that we cannot impose our will upon the other 94 percent of mankind, that we cannot right every wrong or reverse every adversity, and that therefore there cannot be an American solution to every world problem. Votes: 4

The [next] priority for change the first element of a new politics for the United States is in our policy toward the world. Too much and for too long, we have acted as if our great military might and wealth could bring about an American solution to every world problem... Votes: 4

My jet lag is getting a bit ridiculous. But, you know, it's first-world problems. It's a wonderful problem, 'Oh I have to travel around the world; how awful.' Votes: 3

Dementia is not exclusively a problem of the developed world. Votes: 2

The external world is committed to helping Georgia settle its problems. Votes: 2

There is no miracle cure for the many problems of the world. Votes: 2

The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion. Votes: 2

The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind. Votes: 2

The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution. Votes: 2

The geographical isolation and lack of television made world happenings and problems seem remote. Votes: 2

I feel the symbolic world is the nub of a problem for an artist. Votes: 2

We cannot solve the problem of terrorism by asserting our will on the world. Votes: 2

The world does not have an Islam problem; the world has a dignity problem. Votes: 2

The World Cup is every four years, so it's going to be a perennial problem. Votes: 2

The world's problem is not too many people, but lack of political and economic freedom. Votes: 2

To solve the problem of organizing world peace we must establish world law and order. Votes: 2

The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other. Votes: 2

Deficits. Most people of knowledge say it's the biggest single problem facing the economic free world. Votes: 2

People who write to 'Dear Abby' don't always have the most earthshaking problems in the world. Votes: 2

The problems of this world are only truly solved in two ways: by extinction or duplication. Votes: 2

We live in a world that is full of problems, and we are the solutions to those problems. Votes: 2

The world's biggest problems are the world's biggest market opportunities. And that's a huge thing. Solve hunger, literacy and energy problems, get the gratitude of the world and become a billionaire in the process. Votes: 2

What is innovation if not our ticket to every business interest in the world? It's the ticket to solving the world's problems - the energy problems, the pollution problems, the global warming problems. If it isn't for science and engineering, how will we compete in the new world? Votes: 2

There are problems in the world today. Votes: 0

Some problems in the world are not bullet-izable. Votes: 0

The world's biggest problems are the world's biggest business opportunities. Votes: 0

You can solve all the world's problems in a garden. Votes: 0

Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world's problems? Votes: 0

I don't have a magic formula for prioritizing the world's problems. Votes: 0

Vegetarianism is the cure for 99% of the world's problems. Think about it... Votes: 0

The economic answer to the world's problems is John Adams, not [Karl] Marx. Votes: 0

All the problems of the world are caused by people who do not listen. Votes: 0

So many of the world's problems, he mused, were solved by sheer human decency. Votes: 0

Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple. Votes: 0

I am completely tied up with softness, fragility, and the problems of a feminine world. Votes: 0

the problems of three little people in a big world don't add up to much Votes: 0

We believe the world changes when the boldest thinking is directed at the toughest problems Votes: 0

Ethnic and religious conflict remain the most intractable and dangerous problems in the world today. Votes: 0

Along with selfishness, anger is one of the most serious problems facing the world today Votes: 0

Do not worry about why problems exist in the world - just respond to people's needs. Votes: 0

Women's voices not being heard is the root of many of the problems of the world, Votes: 0

Love even for enemies is the key to the solution of the problems of our world. Votes: 0

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Votes: 0

None of the world's problems will have a solution until the world's individuals become thoroughly self-educated. Votes: 0

One of the key problems of the business world is that greed has become culturally acceptable. Votes: 0

When I reached 80, my world turned upside down physically. I've had a lot of physical problems. Votes: 0

Problems are here in this world so that we can realize our purpose in this world. Votes: 0

I think there's just too much greed in the world today [and] that's why we have problems. Votes: 0

All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. Votes: 0

I often wonder if we could not solve the world's problems on a similar basis of harmony. Votes: 0

We cannot resolve the problems of the world by unsing the same techniques that have created them. Votes: 0

All the big problems of the world today are routed in the philosophy of separateness and dualism. Votes: 0

Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet. Votes: 0

The world could be fixed of its problems if every child understood the necessity of their existence. Votes: 0

The Jews are the problem. The Jews are the cause of all the problems in the world. Votes: 0

It's strange how few of the world's great problems are solved by people who remember their algebra. Votes: 0

Many of the problems the world faces today are the eventual result of short-term measures taken last century. Votes: 0

I believe that virtually all the problems in the world come from inequality of one kind or another. Votes: 0

Sometimes I get so caught up in my own problems that I forget how amazing the world is. Votes: 0

Policy makers still think that if we just hand out more money the world's problems will be solved. Votes: 0

The problems that exist in this world can not be solved by the level of thinking that created them. Votes: 0

It's kind of a terrible irony, in a way, that the solution to America's problems was World War II. Votes: 0

Only the supernatural love of God through changed lives can solve the problems that we face in our world. Votes: 0

I don't think you have to live in the fantasy world of Westeros to have problems with your mother-in-law. Votes: 0

The problem with the world is it blames problems on things besides sin and identifies salvation on things besides God. Votes: 0

All the problems of the world - child labor, corruption - are symptoms of a spiritual disease: lack of compassion. Votes: 0

Instead of focusing on the world's problems, give your attention and energy to trust, love, abundance, education and peace. :-) Votes: 0

If everyone practiced cherishing others, many of the major problems of the world would be solved in a few years. Votes: 0

Mythology can be used, and has been used, even to re-state, you know, the very urgent problems of the world. Votes: 0

If you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems. Votes: 0

It's a big world. Don't get trapped by tiny dreams and feeble problems. Time for big prayers and bold faith. Votes: 0

Google is already overflowing with incredibly creative bright groups already working on lots of the software problems of the world. Votes: 0

The things that caused problems for me in school are the same things that help me succeed in the world. Votes: 0

I'm not saying running could solve all of the world's problems, but I think it would be a good start. Votes: 0

What I want in a good beach read is sunshine, drama, easy-reading and transportation to another world and other people's problems. Votes: 0

The hardest problems of pure and applied science can only be solved by the open collaboration of the world-wide scientific community. Votes: 0

Nothing can take the sting out of the world’s economic problems like watching millionaires present each other with golden statues. Votes: 0

The real opportunity is to harness the inventive power of the world to locally design and produce solutions to local problems. Votes: 0

As with much of the world's problems, they become public--or much more of interest--the moment they begin to impact the West. Votes: 0

I don't associate with people who blame the world for their problems. You are your problem. You are also your solution. Votes: 0

The problems of the real world are primarily those you are left with when you refuse to apply their effective solutions. Votes: 0

I urge all young people to go for their dreams. If they do, many of the world's problems will be solved. Votes: 0

A lot of problems in the world would be solved if we talked to each other instead of about each other. Votes: 0

There are far too many self esteem problems in the world as it is. No sense taking on plant guilt, too. Votes: 0

The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think. Votes: 0

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems. Votes: 0

Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems that don't stop at a nation's borders. Votes: 0

Factory farming, of course, does not cause all the world's problems, but is is remarkable just how many of them intersect there. Votes: 0

Talent matters. Systems matter. Strategies matter. We can't just bring nice people together and think we're going to solve the world's problems. Votes: 0

All were artists, playing foolish, having fights and making love as if the rest of the world had no racial problems whatsoever. Votes: 0

Our stresses, anxieties, pains, and problems arise because we do not see the world, others, or even ourselves as worthy of love Votes: 0

Your problems pale in comparison with those of the millions of people in the world who do not have enough to eat. Votes: 0

No one can estimate the power of authority among poor and uneducated people in a world whose problems confuse even the wisest. Votes: 0

I've never had any problems with women. Having been one of the world's greatest womanizers they've probably had more problems with me. Votes: 0

Science and technology can solve all the world's problems, and historically it has been shown to make the world better and better. Votes: 0

Christianity does not remove you from the world and its problems; it makes you fit to live in it, triumphantly and usefully. Votes: 0

Too often, people think that solving the world's problems is based on conquering the earth, rather than touching the earth, touching ground. Votes: 0

Let's grease the wheel over tea, let's discuss things in confidence. Let's be outspoken, let's be ridiculous, let's solve the world's problems. Votes: 0

Connectivity and technologies are not only solving some of the biggest problems in the world, but they're also enhancing the experience for everyone. Votes: 0

God left the world unfinished; the pictures unpainted, the songs unsung, and the problems unsolved, that man might know the joys of creation. Votes: 0

Climate change is real, it is caused by human activity, and it is already causing devastating problems in America and around the world. Votes: 0

Climate change and energy use are global problems. News Corp is a global company. Our operations affect the environment all over the world. Votes: 0

If there was sadness in this creative world of mine, it was a pleasant sadness. If there were problems, they were humorous problems. Votes: 0

I don't believe that there's a silver bullet, that if you just do this one thing, you solve the problems of the world. Votes: 0

It's interesting when you're part of a group - the Jews, to be exact - that the world has had such problems with. Votes: 0

As the world of science has grown in size and in power, its deepest problems have changed from the epistemological to the social. Votes: 0

The world cannot afford to lose the talents of half it's people if we are to solve the many problems that beset us. Votes: 0

The roots of the problems we face in the world, in our national life, and in our family and personal lives are spiritual. Votes: 0

The world we have created has problems, that can be resolved by rich getting richer, bu by sharing we can. Ron Harris - 2008 Votes: 0

When I first started out, I thought it was enough to make an angry song that pointed out the problems of the world. Votes: 0

In my lifetime all our problems have come from mainland Europe and all the solutions have come from the English-speaking nations across the world. Votes: 0

If we had joined efforts some time ago [with U.S], we could have avoided many problems the world is facing now, I believe. Votes: 0

There are few problems in this world that cannot be solved by a swift roundhouse kick to the face. In fact, there are none. Votes: 0

We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. Votes: 0

There are some four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. Four million different solutions to the problems of staying alive. Votes: 0

You can't marginalize more than half of the globe's population and expect to see any meaningful solutions to the problems that ail the world. Votes: 0

Here we will solve with laws and dollars, problems that too many people around the world still must solve with violence and civil war. Votes: 0

I do as much debugging as possible on the Mac, but I occasionally must debug problems in the PC world, which is significantly slower. Votes: 0

The great free nations of the world must take control of our monetary problems if these problems are not to take control of us. Votes: 0

Then I realized that most of the world's problems stemmed from macho dickheadism, and if I cold defeat that I could save the world. Votes: 0

At the beginning of a meditation session your thoughts will be relatively earthbound. You will think about yourself, your world, problems, difficulties and anxieties. Votes: 0

Developing countries like Malaysia should have a say in changing the world financial system since we have faced the problems that it has caused. Votes: 0

He was a god of rock. He nearly solved all the world's problems with nothing but power chords and anguished cries into a microphone. Votes: 0

I love science, and I believe in it. I have a faith that science can solve problems and make the world a better place. Votes: 0

THe world now has so many problems that if Moses had come down from Mount Sinai today, the two tablets he'd carry would be aspirin. Votes: 0

When creativity is seen as more important than facts, we will find ourselves in a world where problems are solved more often than spoken of. Votes: 0

The man gave a shrug which indicated that, although the world did indeed have many problems, this was one of them that was not his. Votes: 0

As for the world of fashion and celebrity, I have the usual interest in the human comedy, but the problems of depiction absorb me more. Votes: 0

In order for us to solve many big problems around the world, it is in our interest to work with Russia and obtain their cooperation. Votes: 0

I'd love to be a mad scientist who plays around with chemistry, and solves all the world's problems and creates a few of them himself. Votes: 0

There was a failure to recognize the deep problems in AI; for instance, those captured in Blocks World. The people building physical robots learned nothing. Votes: 0

I love Joan Didion, but I love her writing. I don't think meeting her could solve my problems or make me understand the world better. Votes: 0

Problems, obstacles, and challenges can either become the markers of our limits and limitations, or they can become the springboard into a whole new world. Votes: 0

The key thing about all the world's big problems is that they have to be dealt with collectively. If we don't get collectively smarter, we're doomed. Votes: 0

Government intervention is not solving the problems, and in fact the governments around the world that are intervening the most in their economies are struggling more. Votes: 0

This would be a vastly better world to live in if Matt Drudge decided to handle his emotional problems more responsibly, and set himself on fire. Votes: 0

In the university, professors make up artificial problems. In the real world, the problems do not come in nice, neat packages. They have to be discovered. Votes: 0

The problems of the world are not going to be engaged with and solved in Faversham, they're going to be sorted out in cities like Birmingham. Votes: 0

I'm not a politician. I don't know how to solve the problems of the world. But as an artist, I have one duty: to ask questions. Votes: 0

What if everyone in the whole world suddenly decided to run away from his problems?" "Well, at least we'd all be running in the same direction! Votes: 0

It is time for a new generation of leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For there is a new world to be won. Votes: 0

Once you get your own family clear in your head, whatever your problems are with it, you're better prepared for being an adult in the world. Votes: 0

Corruption is one of the greatest enemies of progress in our time. It is the cancer at the heart of so many of the world's problems. Votes: 0

I will not claim I will solve all the world's problems by myself. If I did, I'd have to run as a Republican or a Democrat. Votes: 0

During my lifetime most of the problems the world has faced have come, in one fashion or other, from mainland Europe, and the solutions from outside it. Votes: 0

While there are few problems in today's world that the United States can solve alone, there are even fewer that can be solved without the United States. Votes: 0

The world does not lack the financial resources to feed, educate and clothe its inhabitants. Rather, it lacks leaders committed to addressing the problems of the impoverished. Votes: 0

Nobody dares to solve the problems-because the solution might contradict your philosophy, and for most people clinging to beliefs is more important than succeeding in the world. Votes: 0

For the average person, all problems date to World War II; for the more informed, to World War I; for the genuine historian, to the French Revolution. Votes: 0

If we had one person who could perfectly read minds we could solve a lot of problems in the world in a very short period of time. Votes: 0

One of the problems in the biotech world is the lack of women in leadership roles, and I'd like to see that change by walking the walk. Votes: 0

The long, cold Minnesota winters instilled in me a fascination for exotic far off places; I aspired toward a career in tropical diseases and world health problems. Votes: 0

In many parts of the world, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. But I think we need women to solve the problems that men create. Votes: 0

There is obstruction. Enlightenment is not very popular in this world. History tells us that enlightened teachers who made themselves largely available to human beings had problems. Votes: 0

Be nice. Be good. Be happy. If people everywhere were to keep to this simple creed, there'd be few problems left in the world to fret about. Votes: 0

There is obstruction. Enlightenment is not very popular in this world. History tells us that enlightened teachers who made themselves largely available to human beings had problems. Votes: 0

I think there are so many problems in the world today, we have to figure out how to fix them rather than point fingers at each other. Votes: 0

Those who in this world have the courage to try and solve in their own lives new problems of life, are the ones who raise society to greatness. Votes: 0

The world is beset by many problems, but in my opinion, this hijacking of our brain's reward centers by electronic media is potentially one of the most destructive. Votes: 0

I feel like the vast majority of the world's problems would disappear if suddenly everyone on the planet were relatively self-aware and capable of honest self-love and compassion. Votes: 0

In actual fact, the female function is to explore, discover, invent, solve problems crack jokes, make music - all with love. In other words, create a magic world. Votes: 0

We are trying to make the world a better place, but that is not necessarily what we accomplish. Many of the problems which preoccupy us are basically insoluble. Votes: 0

From a very young age, militarism and trying to solve the world's problems through militarism is something that has always resonated with me as being a bad idea. Votes: 0

The majority of the world - including myself - we all have problems and difficulty in life, and life's messy. But there are great rewards in life, too. Votes: 0

If we're going to truly solve the problems of the world, we've got to share our information whenever we can and strategically include one another in or efforts. Votes: 0

Walking is my main method of relaxation. I don't go over my lines or try to solve the world's problems, I just enjoy the scenery and the wildlife. Votes: 0

Globalization could be the answer to many of the world's seemingly intractable problems. But this requires strong democratic foundations based on a political will to ensure equity and justice. Votes: 0

Globalization could be the answer to many of the world's seemingly intractable problems. But this requires strong democratic foundations based on a political will to ensure equity and justice Votes: 0

I believe that worrying about the problems plaguing our planet without taking steps to confront them is absolutely irrelevant. The only thing that changes this world is taking action. Votes: 0

If we fail to meet our problems here, no one else in the world will do so. If we fail, the heart goes out of progressives throughout the world. Votes: 0

We must not be afraid to push boundaries; instead, we should leverage our science and our technology, together with our creativity and our curiosity, to solve the world's problems. Votes: 0

I don't deny that there are problems in the intelligence world, but I would argue that in the UK we try to uphold the highest standards in the world. Votes: 0

I just love to skate. When I put a skate on the ice, I'm free from the world, and I have no problems at all. I am a bird! Votes: 0

Religion is responsible for a lot of the problems in the history of the world and it's not something that I practice or recommend, but to each his own. Votes: 0

How is it possible for people in the modern world to go on killing each other for religion? The problems we should be concerned with nowadays are quite different! Votes: 0

Alternative models are neither right nor wrong, just more or less useful in allowing us to operate in the world and discover more and better options for solving problems. Votes: 0

There's a generation of people I think without a strong connection to family, to religion, to civic duty. They have a real disassociation from the problems of the world. Votes: 0

I think an awful lot of the diplomatic problems that exist in the world come from people assuming that their society is the one with a purchase on truth. Votes: 0

America knows it has got to deal with its deficit problems so that it, too, can promise it is making its proper and best contributions to the world economy. Votes: 0

Solving problems—actually solving them, not just claiming you do—solving perceived, urgent problems, is a surefire way to get the world to beat a path to your door. Votes: 0

America was the worst place in the world in which to fail, fall sick, get old or die, because then your problems had crystallised into the unforgivable sin. Failure. Votes: 0

No nation in the world has so many drastic problems squeezed into so small a space, under such urgent pressure of time and heavy burden of history, as Israel. Votes: 0

Why hasn't someone lassoed a few teenagers and had them sit down and write out all the supposed answers they have so we can solve the world's problems already? Votes: 0

You can't leave out half the world's experience and expect to address all the problems. Women communicate differently and process information differently, which leads them to resolve conflicts differently. Votes: 0