- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
The trouble with the jokes is that once they're written, I know how they're supposed to work, and all I can do is not hit them. I'm more comfortable improvising. If I have just two or three ideas and I know how the character feels, what the character wants, everything in between is like trapeze work.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid and I'd be in trouble. I'd ask God to help me, and then once the fire was out, I wouldn't talk to Him anymore. When I got older, I began to find I needed some help spiritually, just to function.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character.
- Common Denominator
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- Nov 07, 2020
Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.
- Inspirational
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- Nov 07, 2020
If my writing comes to a halt, I head to the shops: I find them very inspirational. And if I get into real trouble with my plot, I go out for a pizza with my husband.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The trouble with America is that when the dollar only earns 6 percent over here, then it gets restless and goes overseas to get 100 percent. Then the flag follows the dollar and the soldiers follow the flag.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are two insults no human being will endure: that he has no sense of humor, and that he has never known trouble.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Man has, as it were, become a kind of prosthetic God. When he puts on all his auxiliary organs, he is truly magnificent; but those organs have not grown on him and they still give him much trouble at times.
- Nov 07, 2020
The trouble with telling a good story is that it invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one.
- Nov 07, 2020
If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a little kid, I used to get in trouble a lot for lying. Being raised religious, I believed that lying was sinful, so I felt guilty.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the one that was always dancing and got along with everybody, but I also spoke my mind. If I didn't agree with something the teacher would say, I'd tell her, so I would get in trouble for things like that. I've always been a good/bad boy.
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- Nov 07, 2020