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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.

I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues.

Quotes by Cal Ripken, Jr.

All teens are in trouble in one form or another.

Quotes by Buzz Osborne

The Bollywood distribution system is so corrupt that they have trouble making money off movies. So they sell shoes that an actress stepped in. If they turned up the amps some, maybe they could sell the actresses.

Quotes by Bruce Sterling

The trouble with normal is it always gets worse.

Quotes by Bruce Cockburn

I'm not naturally the type of person that likes to party and start trouble.

Quotes by Brooke Hogan

I always felt out of place. I wasn't a cool kid, but I wasn't a nerd, either. I had trouble finding my place. But when I found the music, I had a place of my own.

Quotes by Brittany Howard

I was like: the narrative should be that the work that we did was never paid for so Leave.E.U., by not registering that we did that work, are the ones that should be in trouble.

Quotes by Brittany Kaiser

I only go to mass when somebody asks me, but when I get in trouble I call for a priest.

Quotes by Broderick Crawford

I go out with friends, but I don't have time to get in trouble.

Quotes by Britney Spears

The real trouble with film school is that the people teaching are so far out of the industry that they don't give the students an idea of what's happening.

Quotes by Brian De Palma

I had a lot of trouble with engineers, because their whole background is learning from a functional point of view, and then learning how to perform that function.

Quotes by Brian Eno

I have to share my story. Not for me, but for the people who might go through the same thing and for juveniles who have gotten in trouble.

Quotes by Brian Banks

Oculus is a company that often does things differently. But we don't want to do things so differently that we start to get into trouble.

Quotes by Brendan Iribe

Humans are imperfect. That's one of the reasons that classical and jazz are in trouble. We're on the quest for the perfect performance and every note has to be right. Man, every note is not right in life.

Quotes by Branford Marsalis

I'm always in trouble.

Quotes by Brandi Glanville

We are having trouble finding teachers to teach STEM. We also need to make sure schools have the resources. Some communities have multiple computers for each student in their schools. Other schools don't have textbooks, let alone computers.

Quotes by Brad Schneider

Fabulous place, Dublin is. The trouble is, you work hard and in Dublin you play hard as well.

Quotes by Bonnie Tyler

I'd have no trouble being the barbecue kingpin of America. I'd just add it to all the other things I am: jazz musician, carpenter, architect, engineer and revolutionary.

Quotes by Bobby Seale

The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals.

Quotes by Bob Woodward

Stammering is different than stuttering. Stutterers have trouble with the letters, while stammerers trip over entire parts of a sentence. We stammerers generally think of ourselves as very bright.

Quotes by Bob Newhart

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.