Quotes of: Problem-solving Keyword

Our Western society is so deeply divided between these two approaches (moralism, self-discovery) that hardly anyone can conceive of any other way to live. If you criticize or distance yourself from one, everyone assumes you have chosen to follow the ...

The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

Absolute trust in the reality of things begins to be shaken as the problem of truth enters upon the scene. The moment man ceases merely to live in and with reality and demands a knowledge of this reality, he moves into a new and fundamentally differe...

The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms 3: The Phenomenology of Knowledge

Jesus opens his arms to his needy children and says, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28, NASB). The criteria for coming to Jesus is weariness. Come overwhelmed with life. Come with your wander...

A Praying Life

the holy art of “giving for Jesus’ sake” ought to be much more strongly developed among us Christians. Never forget that all state relief for the poor is a blot on the honor of your savior. The fact that the government needs a safety net to cat...

The Problem of Poverty

The symbol of a drama, a symphony, or a dance is useful to correct a certain absurdity which may arise if we talk too much of God planning and creating the world for good and then being frustrated by the free will of the creatures. This may raise the...

The Problem of Pain

But there was a time when each of us stood naked before the world, confronting life as a serious problem with which we were intimately and passionately concerned. There was a time when it was of vital interest to us to find out whether there was a Go...

The Once and Future King

Bovver: [Pete and Matt walk into the pub] Jesus, you two attatched at the fucking hip or what? Pete Dunham: Leave it out Bov, it's getting old. Bovver: Nah, I'm starting to wonder about you two. I mean if I didn't know any better I'd say you was a co...

Green Street Hooligans

Dom Portwood: Hi, Peter. What's happening? We need to talk about your TPS reports. Peter Gibbons: Yeah. The coversheet. I know, I know. Uh, Bill talked to me about it. Dom Portwood: Yeah. Did you get that memo? Peter Gibbons: Yeah. I got the memo. An...

Office Space

Tony Montana: You know what your problem is, pussycat? Elvira Hancock: What is my problem, Tony? Tony Montana: You got nothing to do with your life, man. Why don't you get a job? Do something, be a nurse. Work with blind kids, lepurs, that kind of th...

Scarface

Karen had no problem standing up to people. She’d say ‘no’ before the question was even asked.

Center Ice

The problems afflicting a nation are always in equal measure spiritual crises.

Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President

I find cures.” Thwackonax moaned. “I don’t find problems, that’s my patient’s part of the job.

The Demons Fib

Sex is sharing, you see, and it's good to share with everyone. But the sharing has to be real and meaningful. That creates problems.

Dreamsongs Volume I

The problem then with Jesus is that he cannot be removed from his time and transplanted into our own without simply creating him anew

Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth

In every problem there is opportunity to win or lose, rise or fall...Ur actions or reactions are the deciding factor

Discovering Yourself

That's the problem with winning right from the start, thought Ender. you lose friends.

Ender's Game

The problem with being clever, Serene thought with a sigh, is that everyone assumes you're always planning something.

Elantris

My problem wasn’t that he was a vamp, or that he was gay. I didn’t like him because he was a politician.

Foul is Fair

I start trying to stay unconscious. The problem with this is that no amount of willpower can change the reality.

Fever

I hate to admit this, but some days hearing about other people's problems actually cheers me up.

The Great Escape

She was so light; he could hold her all night without a problem.

Breaking Free