Quotes about trouble
Henry F. Lyte -
Life with trials hard may press meHeaven will bring me sweeter rest.
Joyce Rachelle -
We are semipermeable membranes. We can pick and choose which troubles are worthy of our attention. What sinks us can only do so with our permission a boat stays afloat until the water gets in.
Steve Goodier -
Every violent storm will eventually give way to sunshine every dark night will finally fade into dawn.
Shannon L. Alder -
You don't have to be strong to survive a bad situation you simply need a plan.
George R. Stewart - Earth Abides
The trouble you're expecting never happens it's always something that sneaks up the other way.
William Feather -
An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court.
Christopher Morley -
The trouble with wedlock is that there's not enough wed and too much lock.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky - and Selections from The House of the De
Man only likes to count his troubles he doesn't calculate his happiness.
Clarence Darrow -
The trouble with law is lawyers.
Marie Brennan -
I chose my pen name when I was ten, because I knew even then that my legal name would be more trouble than it was worth.
Tony Judt -
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?
Henry Walter Bates -
The poor monkey, quietly seated on the ground, seemed to be in sore trouble at this display of anger.
Janice Galloway - The Trick Is to Keep Breathing
It's asking for trouble to listen to music alone.
Cinda Williams Chima - The Sorcerer Heir
Knowledge is power. In the wrong hands, knowledge is trouble.
Anthony T. Hincks -
The world is a giant zoo. The trouble is, not all of the animals are civilized.
Napz Cherub Pellazo -
Timing is everything, call it a plan; there is nothing in this world that can trouble you more than your own thoughts.
James Anderson - The Never-Open Desert Diner
Like every other house-renting, paycheck-to-paycheck, heel dragging working American, it wouldn't matter if I stepped in it by accident or was pushed, or simply whiffed it as I walked by. With the powers in play, guilt or innocence had nothing to do with anything.
Margaret Atwood - The Blind Assassin
In the old days, trouble was kept in the family, which is still the best place for it, not that there's ever a best place for trouble. Why stir everything up again after that many years, with all concerned tucked, like tired children, so neatly into their graves?
Ella Wheeler Wilcox -
Laugh, and the world laughs with you;Weep, and you weep alone;For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,But has trouble enough of its own.Sing, and the hills will answer;Sigh, it is lost on the air;The echoes bound to a joyful sound,But shrink from voicing care.Rejoice, and men will seek you;Grieve, and they turn and go;They want full measure of all your pleasure,But they do not need your woe.Be glad, and your friends are many;Be sad, and you lose them all,—There are none to decline your necta
Aristophanes - The Knights
You [demagogues] are like the fishers for eels; in still waters they catch nothing, but if they thoroughly stir up the slime, their fishing is good; in the same way it's only in troublous times that you line your pockets.
Constance Friday -
A glass of water with peace is better than several glasses of wine with trouble. Here's a glass of water . . . Cheers to the good life
Jaleigh Johnson - The Secrets of Solace
Whatever you do, don’t make it worse by trying to come up with some flimsy excuse for why you were in the ventilation shaft, Lina told herself.
Gerald Morris - The Ballad of Sir Dinadan
Adventure is something that happens to someone else. When it's happening to you, it's only trouble.
Rebecca K. Lilley - Breathing Fire
Far be it from me to slow down two badass supermodels on a mission, but we have a problem," a male voice said wryly.I could see Christian out of the corner of my eye as we turned, his stance and movements almost synchronized to my own. We shared a look, our expressions almost identically similar, with arched brows and half-smiles."What's the problem?" I called out, scanning the faces to see who had spoken."You're a badass supermodel," Christian muttered under his breath at the same time, taking
Gift Gugu Mona -
When in trouble, run to God. When in pain, dwell in His presence. When you don't know what to say or do, ask God and for every moment praise God. He is always by your side!
Harper Lee -
...baby, it's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows how poor that person is, it doesn't hurt you. So don't let Mrs Dubose get you down. She had enough troubles or her own.
Lawrence Hill -
WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG, Papa used to tell me that words fly on wild winds from the mouths of sly people. When the winds pick up, he said, sand blows into your ears and bites your eyes. Storms build overhead like a lake with a spout, but you can’t see or hear. Only when you are safely sheltered, Papa said, can you tell which way the wind is blowing. Only from the calm, he said, can you see how to protect yourself from trouble.
Ashish Patel -
Every day I see lot of things cluttered in my surroundings. But that neither stresses me nor does it puts me down. Instead, it tells me that things will give you trouble if you see it as trouble.
Joel Chandler Harris -
You can't run away from trouble. There ain't no place that far.
Prinx Maurice -
All men are troublesome but some are more troublesome than others.All women are troubles although, some are more of a trouble than others.
Robert A. Heinlein - Time Enough for Love
A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.
Ann Landers -
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high, look it quarely in the eye and say, 'I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.
Jonathan Anthony Burkett -
I can only be me not thee, as far as the eyes can see!
Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure
Then if children make so much trouble, why do people have 'em?
E. Nesbit - Five Children and It
For really there is nothing like wings for getting you into trouble. But, on the other hand, if you are in trouble, there is nothing like wings for getting you out of it.
Cecy Robson - Sealed with a Curse
Bren pulled me close and chuckled in my ear. "Damn, kid. Are you in trouble." That was bad enough. His next comment was worse. "Don't worry, Aric. Celia and I don't have sex as much as we used to.
Kurt Bubna -
I’ve drawn this as a circle because the seasons will come and go. Joy always leads to another season of romance . . . which always leads to another season of trouble . . . which always leads to disillusionment . . . which always leads to more joy— if you hang in there.
Rachel Caine - Paper and Fire
Santi and Wolfe exchanged a look. Wolfe inclined his head a little to the side, with a strange, crooked smile. "You see? They're as bad as we are.""Worse," Santi sighed.
Belinda Jeffrey - One Long Thread
When I was young I wanted so much to be like her. What a blessing are those moments when there is nothing to worry about, no thought of trouble or grief in the world.
About Time -
There’s a song by Baz Luhrmann called Sunscreen. He says worrying about the future is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life will always be things that never crossed your worried mind
Steven Pressfield - The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
The working artist will not tolerate trouble in her life because she knows trouble prevents her from doing her work. The working artist banishes from her world all sources of trouble. She harnesses the urge for trouble and transforms it in her work.
Denice Envall -
She's in trouble, but I envy her.
Jonathan Anthony Burkett - Neglected But Undefeated: The Life Of A Boy Who Never Knew A Mother's Love
Trust and believe, and you will achieve.
Samantha Towle - Trouble
He gave me the one thing he's never given to anyone before..He gave me his heart, and his trust.And in return, I gave him the same right back....
Vincent van Gogh -
Both she and I have grief enough and trouble enough, but as for regrets – neither of us have any.
OMOSOHWOFA CASEY -
Listening to Don Moen's songs always reminds me of my darkest momentsThen I was always listening to them and crying, locking myself alone in the room, shedding tears, questioning God, singing along with Don MoenBut today, whenever I listen to the songs, I always smile.Indeed, God never sleeps, He never slumbers
Dan Groat - A Punctual Paymaster
I wonder if God hears prayers if the only time you make them is when you’re in trouble.
Anne Lamott - Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers
Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the Book of Job: Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit.
Elizabeth George -
Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer, and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble.
Ellen J. Barrier - The Price We Must Pay for Our Father's Sins
When all hope is gone and your back is against the wall, ‘Pray.’ Ask God to guide you and he will take good care of you.
Anuradha Bhattacharyya -
Only very few people can remain unruffled by trouble.
John Eldredge - The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We Always Dreamed of
Should the king in exile pretend he is happy there?Should he not seek his own country?His miseries are his ally; they urge him on. Let them grow, if need be. But do not forsake the secret of life; do not despise those kingly desires. We abandon the most important journey of our lives when we abandon desire. We leave our hearts by the side of the road and head off in the direction of fitting in, getting by, being productive, what have you. Whatever we might gain – money, position, the approval of
J.D. Jordan - Calamity: Being an Account of Calamity Jane and Her Gunslinging Green Man
I appreciate your thinking on me, marshal, but ain’t no trouble of his what ain’t trouble of mine, too.
T.F. Hodge - From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"
During moments of strife and 'dis-ease', check your flow and redirect your focus to that which is naturally good.
Dennis Hopper -
In a world where the dead have returned to life, the word" trouble' loses much of its meaning.
Alice Hoffman - Turtle Moon
You can get addicted to trouble if you're not careful.
Karl Lagerfeld -
I do my job like I breathe — so if I can’t breathe I’m in trouble.
Sunday Adelaja - The Mountain of Ignorance
A troubled soul is a troubled life.
Rebecca K. Lilley - Breathing Fire
Far be it from me to slow down two badass supermodels on a mission, but we have a problem," a male voice said wryly.I could see Christian out of the corner of my eye as we turned, his stance and movements almost synchronized to my own. We shared a look, our expressions almost identically similar, wit arched brows and half-smiles."What's the problem?" I called out, scanning the faces to see who had spoken."You're a badass supermodel," Christian muttered under his breath at the same time, taking t
Dave Barry - Big Trouble
We don't shoot somebody soon, I'm gonna forget how
Arlene Francis -
Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends.
Grace Draven - Eidolon
She sighed. “I can’t help it. I worry for you when you lead these patrols. I don’t sleep until you return."His features softened. “Then you don’t dream of me when I’m gone,
Anthony Liccione -
With the world in a chaos of questions, family should be the answer.
Sunday Adelaja -
It is foolish to reply on people who can betray and fail you in time of trouble. Only God is our reliable help and protection
Sunday Adelaja -
People who live according to the world’s standard are confused, and therefore get into all kinds of trouble that leads to destruction.
Dave Barry - Big Trouble
Kakimi chertyami oni viigrali holodnuyu voinu?"This translates roughly to: "How the hell did these people win the Cold War?
Nicholas Sparks - The Lucky One
Always stick to the story. It was when you started backtracking that people got in trouble. Interrogation 101.
Charbel Tadros -
Only when you are in trouble do you realize who your true friends are… And, my dear, you will be surprised!
Jeremy Bushnell -
... when people love you, they show up. Sometimes that means that they get to bail you out of trouble. It's not bad when that happens; it just means that you return the obligation when you get the chance. You be a guy who is present instead of a fuck-up.
Edvard Munch -
My whole life has been spent walking by the side of a bottomless chasm, jumping from stone to stone. Sometimes I try to leave my narrow path and join the swirling mainstream of life, but I always find myself drawn inexorably back towards the chasm's edge, and there I shall walk until the day I finally fall into the abyss.
Criss Jami - Killosophy
Man was designed in a way in which he must eat in order to give him a solid reason to go to work everyday. This helps to keep him out of trouble. God is wise.
Harry Truman -
Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles.
Anthony T. Hincks -
When the shit hits the fan, you really have to ask yourself why you weren't sitting on the toilet.
Ernest Hemingway -
I didn't want to kiss you goodbye — that was the trouble — I wanted to kiss you good night — and there's a lot of difference.
Lev Grossman - The Magicians
I got my heart's desire, and there my troubles began.
Jonathan Anthony Burkett - Neglected But Undefeated
You know my name, not my story. You've heard what I've done, but not what I've been through.
Criss Jami - Killosophy
Tell me that the purpose of life is to have fun, and without a care in the world I'll begin wreaking havoc on everything I pass. Now that's what I call pure, honest fun.
Rick Riordan - The Lightning Thief
My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.Am I a troubled kid?Yeah. You could say that.
Catherynne M. Valente - The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There
This is what comes of having a heart, even a very small and young one. It causes no end of trouble, and that’s the truth.
Alistair MacLean - Fear is the Key
She had the best kind of courage, or maybe the worst kind, the kind that gets you into trouble.
WISDOM KWASHIE MENSAH (WKM) -
Even in your pains, troubles or difficulties, create unforgettable memories by putting a smile on the faces of others'.
Thornton Wilder - Our Town
Everybody has a right to their own troubles.
Todd Stocker -
Joy weathers any storm: Happiness rides the waves.
Dada Bhagwan -
The worldly life is not the trouble, the ‘wrong belief’ is the trouble [oopadhi]. What happens when you believe that which is not yours, as being yours? You will be in trouble.
Dada Bhagwan -
How many troubles (oopadhi) should you keep? Do not invite those that do not come and don't stop the ones that are leaving.
Montesquieu -
I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.
Catherynne M. Valente - Radiance
Trouble is, most times, when you go looking to sell your soul, nobody's buying.
Vignesh S.V. - Adventures of Dollar Right
Money is just a piece of paper for me, it always brings trouble with it and too much of money will make you mad for it
Terry Pratchett - Monstrous Regiment
Well, the lion is a big ol’ coward, mostly. If you want trouble, you want to tangle with the lioness. They’re killers, and they hunt together. It’s the same everywhere. If you want big grief, look to the ladies.
Katherine McIntyre - Rising for Autumn
Alanna Carrington, head witch of the Philadelphia Coven, hurtled his way, and with her, trouble was a guarantee.
Lemony Snicket - Shouldn't You Be in School?
You cannot wait for an untroubled world to have an untroubled moment. The terrible phone call, the rainstorm, the sinister knock on the door—they will all come. Soon enough arrive the treacherous villain and the unfair trial and the smoke and the flames of the suspicious fires to burn everything away. In the meantime, it is best to grab what wonderful moments you find lying around.
James Anderson - The Never-Open Desert Diner
Again, no disrespect intended, but she looked to me like a divorce that hadn't found a courtroom yet.
Paul Merson - How Not to Be a Professional Footballer
I crawled back to bed, knowing I was done for. Hours later, the phone in our room started ringing. It was George. He was not happy."Room 312. Now!" he shouted.Bouldy got up. I tried to pull myself together, splashing my face with water and hauling on my shorts and flip flops. It was a lovely day outside, the sun was scorching hot and there wasn't a cloud in the sky, but it might as well have been a pissing wet morning in St Albans for all I cared. I felt sick to the pit of my stomach as we made
Aireen C. Pontillo -
If the truth is Impermissible, then we'll eventually be breaking all the rules.
Raymond Chandler - The Big Sleep
I sat down on the edge of a deep soft chair and looked at Mrs Regan. She was worth a stare. She was trouble.
Nora Ephron -
Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of w
Davis Miller - Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts
Norman Mailer enhances the beauty of pugilism by elegantly exploring it.
Mehmet Murat ildan -
Don’t look for trouble, because troubles look for being found by those who look for them!
Jay Williams - Danny Dunn and the Fossil Cave
Boy! There are times when I get the feeling that science develops things that are supposed to be good for us, but that just make trouble.”Dr. Tresselt’s blue eyes seemed to throw out sparks of amusement. “I know how you feel, Joe,” he said. “But my stars, boy, nobody can be alive and never have any trouble! Being alive is just meeting troubles every day and overcoming them. Just to stand up straight against the pull of gravity is a fight, isn’t it?