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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.

One of the reasons surgeons have so much trouble separating Siamese twins is that nobody gets to do many of them. On the table, the anatomy is so different from normal, that you're constantly trying to figure out, 'Can I...

Quotes by Ben Carson

I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.

Quotes by Bayard Rustin

The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness.

Quotes by Barry McGuigan

It's hard to do large, expensive projects without some sort of hierarchical structure where somebody can tell you - maybe softly, but at least tell you - what to do, or you have some supervision over you. Physicists like to...

Quotes by Barry Barish

Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn't is someone whom I admire but have never met.

Quotes by Barbara Walters

Women - always in trouble with them, but can't live without them.

Quotes by Ayrton Senna

I have trouble voicing my thoughts... I can't communicate very well that way.

Quotes by Ayumi Hamasaki

My last divorce was in '68. What made it come to a head was a promise. See, I had promised her that the next year I wouldn't work as much. But then I got in trouble with the IRS, and...

Quotes by B. B. King

I liked being a minor because you can't get into trouble. Now I just have to try and behave myself.

Quotes by Avril Lavigne

When I was with the Labor Party, I'd get into trouble because the party bosses determined that some of what I wrote, or proposed to write about, wasn't conducive to their policies or to electoral success.

Quotes by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

If I use the word 'khichdi' in my novel, I don't have to get into the trouble of explaining that it is a dish of rice and lentils. My Indian readers know it.

Quotes by Ashwin Sanghi

Growing up I always knew I had a deviated septum on the right side of my nose, which caused trouble breathing. The older I got, the worse it got.

Quotes by Ashley Tisdale

I did side planks for my obliques, which are one of my trouble areas. And traditional planks tone your back so you don't have that little bit of fat hanging over your bra. Ugh!

Quotes by Ashley Greene

There was someone from China who came down to my house and locked himself outside the gate. He wanted to marry me and created a lot of trouble. I had to eventually report to the police and put him behind...

Quotes by Asha Parekh

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

The trouble with the future is that it usually arrives before we're ready for it.

Quotes by Arnold H. Glasow

Why hit a conservative shot? When you miss it, you are in just as much trouble as when you miss a bold one.

Quotes by Arnold Palmer

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.

Aristotle

Growing up in a small town of two thousand people, there wasn't too many ways to get in trouble. But I found some. We got caught stealing green plums from this old lady's yard.

Quotes by Archie Manning

The trouble with us is that the ghetto of the Middle Ages and the children of the twentieth century have to live under one roof.

Quotes by Anzia Yezierska

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.