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Daily Inspiration Quote by Bob Saget

"What I have now are good problems of trying to decide, and what I really want to do is good work next. My phone's ringing a lot more, and I've got nine lines, so when it doesn't ring, it's very frustrating"

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Success, for Saget, isn’t a victory lap; it’s a new kind of low-grade anxiety with better catering. The line lands because it refuses the clean, inspirational arc we expect from celebrity narratives. Instead of bragging, he’s describing the whiplash of being newly “in demand” while still feeling at the mercy of the phone. That small detail - “my phone’s ringing a lot more” - is show-business poetry: your worth is measured in interruptions.

The subtext is equal parts gratitude and insecurity. “Good problems” is a defensive phrase, a way to acknowledge privilege while admitting stress. He’s signaling he knows this is the nice side of the struggle, but he won’t pretend it’s painless. The real tell is “nine lines.” Even with work, he’s counting scraps, not starring roles. That specificity undercuts any image of effortless stardom and points to the precarious ladder most actors live on: being visible enough to be considered, not powerful enough to be stable.

Context matters with Saget because his career was built on tonal contradiction: wholesome TV dad, stand-up with an edge, perpetual working performer. The intent here reads as practical and quietly self-protective. He’s trying to steer his momentum toward “good work,” not just more work, while admitting the industry conditions you to crave validation. When the phone stops, it feels personal, even when it’s just Tuesday.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Saget, Bob. (2026, February 19). What I have now are good problems of trying to decide, and what I really want to do is good work next. My phone's ringing a lot more, and I've got nine lines, so when it doesn't ring, it's very frustrating. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/what-i-have-now-are-good-problems-of-trying-to-39187/

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Saget, Bob. "What I have now are good problems of trying to decide, and what I really want to do is good work next. My phone's ringing a lot more, and I've got nine lines, so when it doesn't ring, it's very frustrating." FixQuotes. February 19, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/what-i-have-now-are-good-problems-of-trying-to-39187/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"What I have now are good problems of trying to decide, and what I really want to do is good work next. My phone's ringing a lot more, and I've got nine lines, so when it doesn't ring, it's very frustrating." FixQuotes, 19 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/what-i-have-now-are-good-problems-of-trying-to-39187/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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Bob Saget (born May 17, 1956) is a Actor from USA.

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