Eric Bogosian

If you say city to people, people have no problem thinking of the city as rife with problematic, screwed-up people, but if you say suburbs - and I'm not the first person to say this, it's been said over and over again in literature - there's a sense of normalcy.

American Actor

Eckhart Tolle

Thoughts are fine when you don't confuse them with who you are, and then thoughts are not a problem. Thinking is a wonderful tool to create things in this world. It only becomes problematic and a source of suffering when you confuse thinking with who you are.

German Speaker

Nick Cave

The more settled I've become, the more problematic my characters have become. There was a period when I wrote sensitive and gentle songs and these came at a time when life was at its most destructive. I think you write about what you need, on some level.

Australian Musician

Etgar Keret

Generally, all my life, I have had strong friction with life - I was a problematic soldier, I was kicked out of the army, I was in fights. There was something about writing that was a way of experimenting with this emotion.

Israeli Writer

Terry Teachout

In a world without any criticism at all, although there are many actors who would think they would be delighted to see that happen, would in fact be a far more problematic world than they could ever imagine.

American Critic

Junot Diaz

Artists are not cheerleaders, and we're not the heads of tourism boards. We expose and discuss what is problematic, what is contradictory, what is hurtful and what is silenced in the culture we're in.

American Writer

Paul Keating

A more worldly and competent foreign and defence policy is by far the preferred first line of defence - rather than the default position of relying on expensive but problematic hardware.

Australian Politician

Tzipi Livni

Israel has a problem not because of the perception that the entire world is against us, but because of the government's problematic policies.

Israeli Politician

Ori Gersht

I look at life as a one-time opportunity, and you have to take pleasure in each moment, even if it is very problematic.

Israeli Photographer

Terry Gross

Often real life is boring and problematic. I love the edited version of it.

American Journalist

Use 'problematic' when pointing out issues that complicate a situation.

Identifying Challenges

Suggest that something should be improved or addressed by labeling it problematic.

Implying Improvement Need

Remember 'problematic' can be subjective, varying by personal perspective or context.

Subjectivity Awareness

'Problematic' implies something is unsettled and may not turn out as hoped or expected.

Expressing Uncertainty

It's used to highlight instability in plans, outcomes, or situations.

Highlighting Instability

Use 'problematic' to invite others to discuss or question the status of something.

Inviting Discussion

Using 'problematic' can subtly express disapproval without direct criticism.

Implying Disapproval

It often indicates that there is some controversy or disagreeing views.

Emphasizing Controversy

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 a billion or more of the world's poorest people. If they examine sort of -- I think there's some axiomatic flaws that are leading them to that conclusion. For sure, it would be very problematic if I was consuming,

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Problematic

Causing difficulties or problems.

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Not certain or decided.

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Open to doubt or debate.

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