#lem

Don't fight the problem, decide it. ↗

— George C. Marshall

#fight #problem

There are horrible people who, instead of solving a problem, tangle it up and make it harder to solve for anyone who wants to deal with it. Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#asked #deal #does #harder #head

When you sense that something is wrong, instead of letting everybody know about it, first figure out what it is. ↗

— Fritzyll

#problem-solving #life

All his life, Klaus had believed that if you read enough books, you could solve any problem, but now he wasn't so sure. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#klaus #problem-solving #reading #life

The Dandy is the highest form of existence attainable by the human form. His life is exclusively dedicated to dressing exquisitely, parading about the fashionable boroughs of splendid cities and and holding forth at his club, where he dispenses witticism as readily as the vulgaroisie utters its banal platitudes. The only species of 'work' this singular Chap might engage in would consist of discussing buttonhole stitching with his tailor and performing his ablutions until the morning has been well aired enough for him to step into it. ↗

— Gustav Temple and Vic Darkwood

#britain #chap #chappism #chaps #civility

It was not like the old days and they both knew it. They were weighed down by the awareness of their failed relationship, of the wasted years, of the feelings that were no more, of the shared life that had unravelled. They were like weary receivers winding up a bankruptcy; all that remained was to tie up the loose ends and settle the final claims." (Black Skies) ↗

— Arnaldur Indriðason

#relationship-quotes #life

Be confident in your approach to success in having a better future. Take risks, try new things, become diligent, and find new techniques because in the end you will develop a compelling emotional element. ↗

— Jonathan Anthony Burkett

#problems #success #life

What I will no longer accept is the mediocre life of a modest little gentleman. ↗

— Joan Miró

#gentleman #life #modest #life

Liberalism seems to be related to the distance people are from the problem. ↗

— Whitney M. Young

#liberalism #people #problem #related #seems

He’s going to kill everyone on this planet, reduce the human race to dust. There will be no one to stop him. You are the only one who can. - Aiden Deverill ↗

— Alexandra May

#apocalypse #elemental-the-first #halíka-dacomé #science-fiction-romance #science