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Trouble Quotes

Words on courting trouble, dodging it, and living with the fallout.

This page gathers quotes on getting into trouble as a kid growing up in a tough neighborhood, the modern risk of oversharing on social media, and even a writer's fear of falling behind at the keyboard.

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I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble.

Agatha Christie

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The evils of mortals are manifold; nowhere is trouble of the same wing seen.

Quotes by Aeschylus

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To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.

Quotes by Aeschylus

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It is a light thing for whoever keeps his foot outside trouble to advise and counsel him that suffers.

Quotes by Aeschylus

Always Quotes

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Just because I get in trouble or into a situation outside of boxing, don't let that make your statement on my boxing.

Quotes by Adrien Broner

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Things I used to get in trouble for writing at 'SNL,' suddenly other people like it.

Quotes by Adam McKay

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Even as a kid, I was a businessman. I figured out that if you plucked all the berries off my neighbor's tree and smashed them up, they made a Nickelodeon Gak-type consistency. I sold them to all the neighborhood kids...

Quotes by Adam DeVine

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The idea of it becomes a little freaky if you're dealing with someone who has trouble differentiating between fantasy and reality, but that's a concern no matter what kind of movie you're dealing with.

Quotes by Adam Arkin

2

The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.

Quotes by Abe Lemons

Getting Quotes

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The trouble with progress is that it tends to happen slowly and quietly. It's not necessarily going to shout about itself, or make the nightly news like a disaster or a scandal would.

Quotes by Aaron Koblin

Whether it's a lesson learned early or a habit hard to shake, these lines circle the always-present pull of trouble in daily life, alongside good intentions gone sideways.