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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.

Social media is a double-edged sword. I've gotten in trouble for announcing, too soon, something that the network or the studio wanted to do, and it steals some of the thunder, so to speak.

Quotes by Charisma Carpenter

Honesty is a foundation, and it's usually a solid foundation. Even if I do get in trouble for what I said, it's something that I can stand on.

Quotes by Charlamagne tha God

Each work seems to give me the most trouble at the time I'm working on it.

Quotes by Chaim Potok

One stops being a child when one realizes that telling one's trouble does not make it any better.

Quotes by Cesare Pavese

If not for my family, I would have been in big trouble.

Quotes by Chad Everett

My workspace is a white room with a big computer monitor and a light box. It can be very messy. Sometimes I get into trouble with my husband for that. Then I run around like a lunatic cleaning up and...

Quotes by Catherine Martin

Wherever people find themselves in trouble, or at some kind of crossroads, the series proclaims you are free to choose. That's the deepest lesson of 'Star Wars.'

Quotes by Cass Sunstein

I started off doing live TV, so I kind of learnt that if I get myself into trouble, I get myself out of it.

Quotes by Cat Deeley

The trouble is that as women we try to take care of everybody else before we take care of ourselves.

Quotes by Cat Deeley

My family has had a lot of trouble with cancer in particular. There are a lot of great causes out there but for me to pick one I would say anything that is cancer related.

Quotes by Casey James

The trouble with being a hypochondriac these days is that antibiotics have cured all the good diseases.

Quotes by Caskie Stinnett

The industry's much quicker. The turnover with models - I cannot keep up. And in my day, we had so much personality. We probably caused a lot more trouble, but it was fun.

Quotes by Carolyn Murphy

The turnover with models - I cannot keep up. And in my day, we had so much personality. We probably caused a lot more trouble, but it was fun.

Quotes by Carolyn Murphy

When trouble strikes, which it always does - bad economy, bad quarter, activists, takeover - when trouble strikes, those board members who don't understand or are not committed are not helpful.

Quotes by Carol Bartz

I kept thinking that the audience had gone to so much trouble, working their schedules to be there. They had arranged for babysitters and even traveled in from out of town. Oh, how could I not be there for them?

Quotes by Carol Channing

Diplomacy in a sense is the opposite of writing. You have to disperse yourself so much: the lady who comes in crying because she's had a fight with the secretary; exports and imports; students in trouble; thumbtacks for the embassy.

Quotes by Carlos Fuentes

I don't like making comparisons. You might say one slight thing, find yourself misinterpreted, and suddenly you're in trouble.

Quotes by Carlos Tevez

We're in very bad trouble if we don't understand the planet we're trying to save.

Quotes by Carl Sagan

Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble.

Quotes by Carl Jung

Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.

Quotes by Calvin Coolidge

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.