Difficult Issues Quotes

A troublesome question? Those tend to be the only whorthwhile kind.

There are no simple solutions to today’s problems.

You cannot duck the difficult issues in the middle of an election campaign.

I feel it's important to talk about the complex issues affecting us.

I think I'm seen as trustworthy. I'm seen as having determination and persistence, and I'm seen as having a capacity to reach achievable answers to difficult issues.

There are some problems on this planet that seem to be intractable.

That's just the culture that television breeds. No one wants to be difficult. You want to bring solutions, not problems.

There will always be excuses, arguments, and questions of timing when moving on difficult and controversial issues.

When we're trying to solve difficult national issues its sometimes necessary to talk to adversaries as well as friends. Historians have a word for this: diplomacy.

Poetry, as odd as it is, and as hard to figure out as it is, many times, it's almost something that we're used to. It's kind of like a dream language that we had centuries ago, so that when we speak poetically or write a poem about what's going on, a real difficult issue that's facing our communities, people listen.

I think this is one of those issues where the deeper you dig, the murkier it gets - and everyone who has spent a lot of time thinking about these issues.

Immigration is the most difficult issue I've ever dealt with, and I've dealt with some tough issues: drones, gays in the military, WikiLeaks, Guantanamo. But immigration is hardest because there are so few people willing to talk and build consensus. Everybody's firmly made up their mind. It's a polarized issue.

After an extensive investigation, the office produced a report that addressed the many questions that confronted the difficult issues, it laid out new evidence, and it reached a definitive conclusion.

So I think that is one of the reasons we can face some regional problems, which are very difficult, very dramatic and is necessary to have instruments to solve these problems. NATO is such instrument.

There's always something to think about in terms of problems that are dark and important and immediate and scary.

A film seeking to create change on a difficult issue should not try to provide a definitive historical overview, nor present an op-ed style argument.

The fact is, I view part of what I do is, if necessary, on difficult issues, be the lightning rod.

Keep in mind that part of growing up is dealing with difficult issues, and the benefits can be great if you have the courage to ask for help. Human beings are not designed to go through life alone. No one has to bear the burden of tough times all by themselves.

The signs and banners of protesters are the zoom lenses by which we can focus on the difficult issues of a society.

Literature plays a huge role in examining difficult real-life issues.

There's a host of difficult issues here, and that's why when you mentioned at the top of the show that the committees were looking at this, that's where I think we should be going.

I try to give a voice to teens, who might be afraid to speak up about difficult issues, and a platform for parents and teachers to have frank, meaningful discussions with those young people.

The task of the mediator is to help the parties to open difficult issues and nudge them forward in the peace process. The mediator's role combines those of a ship's pilot, consulting medical doctor, midwife and teacher.

However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence.

I have a theory that women are generally given space and appointed to jobs when the situation is tough. I've observed that in many instances. In times of crisis, women eventually are called upon to sort out the mess, face the difficult issues and be completely focused on restoring the situation.