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Busted Quotes

Words on getting busted and moving on.

These busted quotes span hard-won effort, from busting your butt Building a company to family secrets that finally came out.

I busted my tail for so long, I'm just glad it's getting recognized now as part of the WWE. Because let's face it, the WWE is the biggest company out there when it comes to wrestling. I'm just happy that...

Quotes by A.J. Styles

I busted my butt all my life building companies.

Quotes by Wayne Huizenga

It's interesting to me; you do four, five or six of these Comic Cons or things like that across the country a year. Obviously, I get busted a lot of 'Weekend at Bernies,' but the fans for horror movies are...

Quotes by Terry Kiser

I have busted more hippies' noses than all the narcs in the free world.

Quotes by Ted Nugent

Back Quotes

I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.

Steven Wright

It's a very frightening feeling to feel like you can have a busted taillight or wear a hoodie or be playing in a park, and someone can take your life away. To have two children, two black boys, you ask...

Quotes by Sterling K. Brown

I've actually taken companies public, I've actually busted companies, I've actually gone broke.

Quotes by Robert Kiyosaki

He was an amazing - John McTiernan really was an incredible director, probably the best I've worked with because he constantly busted me when he wasn't getting what he wanted.

Quotes by Rene Russo

I can take pot or leave it. I got busted in Japan for it. I was nine days without it and there wasn't a hint of withdrawal, nothing.

Quotes by Paul McCartney

Building Quotes

I'm really busted up over this and I'm very, very sorry to those people in the audience, the blacks, the Hispanics, whites - everyone that was there that took the brunt of that anger and hate and rage and how...

Quotes by Michael Richards

As much as I long for a sort of security and consistency sometimes, I do enjoy sort of being busted around. I really don't know what's happening sometimes next week, let alone this year.

Quotes by Matthew Macfadyen

I pretty much got busted for everything, but I definitely stretched out my boundaries as a kid, as well.

Quotes by Matt Bomer

I know what it's like to feel snobby; I know what it's like to feel anxiety; I know what it's like to feel like busted because you're crazy.

Quotes by Maria Semple

Fighters today are much bigger, stronger and quicker and not only that but referees, judges and doctors back then were very strict and if your head got busted up the fight would be stopped.

Quotes by Larry Holmes

Car Quotes

There's nothing you can do about busted ribs. You just have to wait for them to pop back into place again.

Quotes by Kevin McCloud

Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing.

Quotes by Kevin Eubanks

We busted a lot of family secrets with this. But to make a long story short, my parents relationship was built heavily on security issues for my Mom, and when my Dad couldn't provide security, the relationship unraveled.

Quotes by Kenny Loggins

I busted out of the place in a hurry and went to a saloon and drank beer and said that for the rest of my life I'd never take a job in a place where you couldn't throw cigarette butts...

Quotes by Jimmy Breslin

When I was a kid I got busted for throwing a rock through a car window and egging a house on halloween.

Quotes by Gavin DeGraw

Face Quotes

I was mugged when I was 12. I had a portable radio, and I ran into this building and these two guys came in and hit me, busted me up and took the radio. After that I was very paranoid...

Quotes by Freddie Prinze

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "busted" mean across these quotes?
It shifts meaning depending on context: working hard for years ("busted my butt"), uncovering family secrets, and being recognized or associated with something at public events, showing how flexible the word is in everyday speech.
What's the story behind the "busted my butt" quote?
One quote simply states, "I busted my butt all my life building companies," using the phrase to emphasize sustained hard work rather than any single event. Related lines appear under Building.
What family secrets get mentioned in this topic?
One quote describes busting a lot of family secrets, summarizing that a parent's relationship was built heavily on security issues, and when that security couldn't be provided, the relationship suffered, told briefly rather than in full detail.
What does the Comic Con quote describe?
It describes attending several conventions a year and regularly getting busted, meaning recognized or associated, with a particular horror-movie role, while noting the fans for horror films tend to be especially dedicated.
Is "busted" always used lightly in this topic?
No, its tone ranges from casual self-deprecation at conventions to a heavier admission about uncovering long-held family secrets, so the word carries different weight depending on the quote.

There's also a lighter side, like fans who bust an actor's chops about a signature role at every convention, all part of the same busted, unbothered spirit.