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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 no trouble with strangers finding out about my anxiety. It was my friends and colleagues I was concerned about.

Quotes by Scott Stossel

I was a rebellious kid, always getting into trouble.

Quotes by Scott Haze

If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done.

Quotes by Scott Adams

I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation.

Quotes by Satchel Paige

When I sing, trouble can sit right on my shoulder and I don't even notice.

Quotes by Sarah Vaughan

I guess the only trouble was that George was very slow in getting around to proposing. Several times, I almost proposed to him.

Quotes by Sarah Vaughan

There was a little movie I did called 'Women In Trouble' that a friend of mine made. That, to me, was a very satisfying project. It was shot so quickly during the writer's strike, and there was no money. It...

Quotes by Sarah Clarke

I made straight A's and never got into any trouble, and I still impose those standards on myself. So writing is my chance to escape and become the sleaziest, scummiest role.

Quotes by Sandra Brown

I don't know exactly where the ideas come from. One day, a sentence just popped into my head - 'There was going to be trouble, and, hell, he just wasn't in the mood for it' - and I knew I...

Quotes by Sandra Brown

The trouble with facts is that there are so many of them.

Quotes by Samuel McChord Crothers

That's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg.

Quotes by Samuel Goldwyn

If it be not a sin, an open, flagrant violation of all the rules of justice and humanity, to hold these slaves in bondage, it is indeed folly to put ourselves to any trouble and expense in order to free...

Quotes by Samuel Hopkins

I had trouble making friends because we moved around so much.

Quotes by Samara Weaving

When you get too big a majority, you're immediately in trouble.'

Quotes by Sam Rayburn

I experimented and explored ways to find my own niche in Nashville, and I was having trouble with it for a while because stylistically, I didn't feel like I necessarily fit in.

Quotes by Sam Hunt

Once you start to try and calculate why you were cast and why you weren't, you get in trouble.

Quotes by Sam Jaeger

Whatever requires an undue amount of thought or trouble or involves a large expenditure of effort and causes our whole life to revolve, as it were, around solicitude for the flesh must be avoided by Christians.

Quotes by Saint Basil

I don't eat when I'm working. If I start to fridge-raid, I'm in trouble.

Quotes by Sadie Jones

I was about 11 or 12 when I started, playing against bigger players. I would use my speed to get out of trouble.

Quotes by Ryan Sessegnon

I think the troops deserve the best equipment on the battlefield, the best training, and American armor if they get in trouble.

Quotes by Ryan Zinke

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.