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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.

A lot of our fiscal deficit went to fund consumption and really did not get used to build investment and infrastructure. The trouble is, you can get a spurt in GDP growth, which may not be sustainable. I would much...

Quotes by Uday Kotak

The trouble with opportunity is, it never announces when it comes. It's only after it's gone, you'd realize that you missed it.

Quotes by Uday Kotak

My frankness has got me into a lot of trouble. I try to temper it down now. As you get older, you get wiser.

Quotes by Twinkle Khanna

I have no trouble with the twelve inches between my elbow and my palm. It's the seven inches between my ears that's bent.

Quotes by Tug McGraw

You know I'm always in trouble.

Quotes by Tony Yayo

Why is it that here in the United States we have such difficulty even imagining a different sort of society from the one whose dysfunctions and inequalities trouble us so?

Quotes by Tony Judt

I think the real place where most evangelicals have trouble with the Democratic Party is on the issue of abortion.

Quotes by Tony Campolo

It isn't the original scandal that gets people in the most trouble - it's the attempted cover-up.

Quotes by Tom Petri

As so often happens with Washington scandals, it isn't the original scandal that gets people in the most trouble - it's the attempted cover-up.

Quotes by Tom Petri

We, as Americans, have so much to learn here. We have a shockingly low level of global awareness and familiarity and little idea of how the world sees us. And those disturbing facts keep getting us into a lot of...

Quotes by Tom Freston

When I came to DreamWorks, I was in bad trouble. They were in bad trouble. They were millions of dollars in the hole and a few days from closing their doors. I was on my last leg.

Quotes by Toby Keith

Unlike the Kennedy dynasty, who always knew how to pay off people who might make trouble, the Windsors can't bring themselves to part with any royal trinkets.

Quotes by Tina Brown

The trouble is that after nine years as a Jack of all trades and Master of the Dominican Order, I have no expertise on anything except airports and exotic foods.

Quotes by Timothy Radcliffe

Anyone who has trouble imagining causality as magical and uncanny need only consider the existence of children.

Quotes by Timothy Morton

The trouble with ecological invocations of Nature is that they're like calling for a medieval tool, perhaps a portcullis or an arrow slit, to fix a modern problem.

Quotes by Timothy Morton

It's nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. That way if I get into trouble he can stop it before I get out of control.

Quotes by Tim Wakefield

In school, I would run away whenever there was trouble, as I would get bullied a lot.

Quotes by Tiger Shroff

Old maids do not mind giving people trouble.

Quotes by Thomas Nelson Page

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

Quotes by Thomas Paine

Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility; for it thinks all things lawful for itself, and all things possible.

Quotes by Thomas a Kempis

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.