Simon Le Bon Quotes

Say and do something positive that will help the situation; it doesn't take any brains to complain.

We're facing serious issues. We can either complain about it or try to step in and solve it.

We make progress in society only if we stop cursing and complaining about its shortcomings and have the courage to do something about them.

What interests me is seeing a problem and doing something about it, not all of the stuff around it.

When you're in a situation, you can complain about it, you can feel sorry for yourself, you can do a lot of things. But how are you gonna make the situation better?

Complaining is never powerful because at the root of a complaint is powerlessness

It is useless, after all, to complain against inexorable reality.

I can't fix the world. If you want to make a difference in life, you have to direct your energies in a focused way.

Petitions are ridiculous.

The more you talk about investing problems, the worse you feel. Instead of complaining, it's better to do something.

Bemoaning your fate is not going to solve the problem.

If we are going to be part of the solution, we have to engage the problems.

The wheel that squeaks gets the oil.

Don't just sit there (and complain), do something.

They say that instead of cursing the darkness, one should light a candle. Nothing is mentioned, though, about cursing a lack of candles.

Its the hinge that squeaks that gets the grease

Worry is a complete waste of energy. It solves nothing.

Whining isn't a scalable solution.

Don't Criticize, Condemn, Or Complain.

I'm looking for someone who will light candles, not just curse the darkness.

The truth of the matter is, we're not far away from where we should be. We can complain about the problem or we can go out and solve the problem. I choose to go out and try to solve the problem.

There's nothing to be gained from passive observance, the simple documenting of conditions, because, at its core, it sets a bad example. Every time something is observed and not fixed, or when one has a chance to give in some way and does not, there is a lie being told, the same lie we all know by heart but which needn't be reiterated.

Instead of complaining about the current state of affairs, we need to offer better alternatives. [...] we need to stop cursing the darkness and start lighting some candles!

Complaining does not work as a strategy.

If you are going to do anything, you must expect criticism. But it's better to be a doer than a critic. The doer moves; the critic stands still, and is passed by.