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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.

Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.

Quotes by Dorothy L. Sayers

I'm probably going to get in trouble for this but 'American Dad' is one of my favourite shows. It gets very dark in places but the jokes are there.

Quotes by Donald Glover

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality.

Quotes by Don Marquis

If people are going to be cooking the books, you're in trouble.

Quotes by Don Nickles

The trouble with having a place for everything is how often it gets filled up with everything else.

Quotes by Don Fraser

I don't understand all about New York society. It's only when they are in trouble that I'm really interested.

Quotes by Dominick Dunne

I always kind of did my own thing, but it got me into trouble a lot, so I started listening to what people were telling me to do to show I was a team player.

Quotes by Dolph Ziggler

My dad just wanted me to find something to do to keep me out of trouble. Boxing was the great escape.

Quotes by Diego Corrales

I loved acting, I started as a child and it is interesting because I didn't compare myself to others that were doing the same thing. I just felt that I needed to stay focused and stay out of trouble.

Quotes by Diane Lane

When I make a recipe for the first time and it's fabulous, I know I'm in trouble because I don't know exactly what I did, and I can't replicate it.

Quotes by Diane Mott Davidson

The thing is, if you make best-sellerdom your goal, you're going to be in trouble. It's a very nice thing to have happen, but if one makes that a goal like, say, a literary writer has the goal of getting...

Quotes by Diane Mott Davidson

I don't care what you have done before or what you are capable of: if you come up against a guy like me, you are in trouble.

Quotes by Deontay Wilder

The trouble with words is that you never know whose mouths they have been in.

Quotes by Dennis Potter

I'm always running my mouth off and getting myself in trouble, so I'm trying to do it less.

Quotes by Deborah Moggach

I believe that people start to get into trouble when they start to believe their own hype.

Quotes by Debby Ryan

I thought I had a huge crush on a young Canadian photographer who was commissioned to go down to Australia to do a series, so I tried to figure out a way to follow him without getting in trouble with...

Quotes by Deborah Kara Unger

I never had trouble getting an agent. I went out and got my first couple roles, and literally within six months I never had to have another job other than acting.

Quotes by Dean Norris

A lot of times when kids get in trouble they might get labeled or judged for mistakes that they made at a young age.

Quotes by DeAndre Hopkins

Once I have a book in my head, I write progressive drafts fast and obsessively and have trouble sleeping.

Quotes by Dean Bakopoulos

If you are a friend of somebody and that friend is in trouble, you don't just drop them.

Quotes by David Tang

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about staying out of trouble in school?
Yes - one quote reflects: "I could never let the teacher down. I always worked hard, too scared to get in trouble."
Is there a quote about community programs that helped kids avoid trouble?
Yes. One quote reflects on being kept "out of trouble and on the straight and narrow" by community programs while growing up in South Central Los Angeles - a personal reflection on the support that shaped the speaker's path.
Is there a quote connecting Facebook to getting into trouble?
Yes, the same candid quote featured on our Dangerous quotes page fits here too: "I think Facebook's dangerous. So many people I know get into trouble with Facebook... I'd rather just pick up the phone. Or Skype."
Is there a quote about writers and trouble?
Yes, a pointed one: "A writer who isn't writing is asking for trouble."
Where can I find more quotes about overcoming challenges?
Check out our Getting and Good quotes pages for more.

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.