Peres, Shimon -- (Attributed)

Dave — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:28:31 +0000

If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem, but a fact, not to be solved, but to be coped with over time.

Shimon Peres (1923-2016) Polish-Israeli politician, statesman
(Attributed)

Widely attributed to Peres in different sources. Quoted in the Wall Street Journal (7 Feb 2001). Donald Rumsfeld says that Peres made the observation to him.

Tan, Amy -- The Kitchen God’s Wife, ch. 17 (1991)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

And this made me remember that common saying everyone in China was raised with: “If you can’t change your fate, change your attitude.”

Amy Tan (b. 1952) American novelist
The Kitchen God’s Wife, ch. 17 (1991)
(Source)

Usually quoted without the attribution to a common saying.

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Peres, Shimon -- (Attributed)

Tan, Amy -- The Kitchen God’s Wife, ch. 17 (1991)