You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles – people nearly always pick a problem their own size, and ignore or leave others the bigger or smaller ones.
— Sir Anthony Jay
No easy problems ever came to the President of the United States. If they are easy to solve, somebody else has solved them.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
Never ever ever go to see the boss about a problem without bringing along a proposed solution. Better yet, three solutions.
— Walter Kiechel III
One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.
— Arnold Glasgow
Be a part of the solution to avoid being a part of the problem. Assistants and workers who love to deposit “insoluble” problems at the feet of their employers like dead kittens will always remain in assistant positions.
— Liz Smith