Russell Baker Quotes

The solution of one problem always brings a few more problems to the surface to be solved, which were hidden underneath the theory of transmission.

In human affairs the solution to every problem contains within it the seeds of a new problem.

Every solution of a problem raises new unsolved problems.

Every problem solved is a problem made.

Additional problems are the offspring of poor solutions.

Sometimes it seems as if there are more solutions than problems. On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today's problems are a result of yesterday's solutions.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

I need to find creative diversity because if I get stuck, I get unhappy.

Organizational changes to fix the problems usually create new vulnerabilities in the process of fixing the old ones.

Any study of a society shows that every solution creates a new situation which breeds its own new needs and problems, new demands.

There are many people who want simple solutions, but there are none ... nor will there be.

There are no simple solutions to today’s problems.

Complexity and innovation are not always good things.

Almost every achievement contains within its success the seeds of a future problem.

I do not feel happy when a collection is understood too well.

The problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.

The barrier to change is not too little caring; it is too much complexity. To turn caring into action, we need to see a problem, see a solution, and see the impact. But complexity blocks all three steps.

The two tendencies are antithetical in significant respects. These are distinctions that should be kept in mind, however one feels that the problems and dilemmas that constantly arise should be resolved.

Counting blessings is better than recounting problems

We should find God in what we do know, not in what we don't; not in outstanding problems, but in those we have already solved.

As intuition grows, the need to make problems and see complications starts to dwindle.

Know how to solve every problem that has been solved.

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.

People who solve problems are happier.

As you solve one set of problems, new ones appear. That is part of the nature of life.