Aspirin Quote by Kurt Vonnegut
““Most thing in this world don't work, but aspirin do””
About This Quote
Source Interview: The New York Times, 1978
Aspirin works reliably when many things fail.
In simple terms: Aspirin is dependable.
Key Takeaway
Trust simple solutions.
Themes
reliability
humor
skepticism
medicine
Mood
wry
reflective
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- daily health
- stress management
- problem solving
Key Concepts
trust in basics
human fallibility
philosophy of simplicity
Questions to Reflect On
- When do you rely on simple fixes?
- What are limits of such trust?
A Different Perspective
Not all problems have simple fixes; context matters.
![“Thomas Jefferson High School [..] His high school was named after a slave owner who was also one of the world’s greatest theoreticians on the subject of human liberty.” quote by Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/73a/kurt-vonnegut-41_freedom_thomas-jefferson-high-school-his-high-sc_9727.jpg)
![“Nancy [Kassebaum] and I worked on a women's health agenda when I first came. Women were not included in the protocols at NIH, the famous study, 'take an aspirin a day, keep the doctor, you know, a heart attack away.' It was done on ten thousand male medical students.” quote by Barbara Mikulski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/200/barbara-mikulski-8601_agendas_nancy-kassebaum-and-i-worked-on-a-women_275749.jpg)
