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Quotes About Trouble

Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end.
~ Oliver Goldsmith
If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world.
~ Oscar Wilde
Too many disciples have faith in their faith, or in their joy in the Lord; and when a spiritual storm comes, they have neither faith nor joy. Only one thing can endure, and that is love for God. If such love is not there, we will not recognize the loving voice of God when He cries out to us that He is "our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble … be still, and know that I am God …" (Ps. 46:1, 10a).
~ Oswald Chambers
Through the frost-covered glass, he could just make out a woman's face. She rolled down the window. "Jack West?" He found himself looking into a pair of familiar green eyes. Her dark hair was longer than the last time he'd seen her, and there were lines of weariness on her face. Still, he recognized her immediately. "Well, hello, there, SA Killeen. It seems you've run into a little trouble.
~ Pamela Clare
It's only fair to warn you that you sealed your fate tonight. When you knew you were in trouble, you came to me. That makes twice, Mercy, and twice is almost as good as a declaration. You are mine now.... Ben says you might run. If you do, I will find you and bring you back. Every time you run, Mercy. I won't force you, but. .. No more excuses, Mercy. You are mine, and I am keeping you.
~ Patricia Briggs
Trouble seems to follow me around, waiting to club me with a tire iron.
~ Patricia Briggs
Such a small thing to cause so much trouble.
~ Patricia Briggs
Feeling scared yet? Want to go somewhere safe?" "It won't help, will it? We'd just run into Godzilla or the Vampire from Hell. Trouble just follows you around." "Hey, Trouble. Let's find out what your mysterious Indian wanted us to know.
~ Patricia Briggs
Mercy has this ... this uncanny ability to go where the trouble is thickest," Adam told him. He had decided a while ago that it wasn't deliberate, and that it had something to do with being Coyote's daughter. He was pretty sure that Mercy was completely oblivious.
~ Patricia Briggs
Adam decided that since I was going to keep getting into trouble, the only thing he could so was try to ensure I could get myself out of it, too.
~ Patricia Briggs
Sometimes the only action you can take leads to more trouble. (Honey)
~ Patricia Briggs
You have a real gift for getting into trouble, don't you? That was one thing I forgot when you left the pack." "How is any of this my fault?" I asked hotly. He sighed. "I don't know. Does it matter whose fault it is once you're sitting in the middle of the frying pan?" He gave me a despairing look. "And as my father used to point out, you find your way into that frying pan way too often for it to be purely accidental.
~ Patricia Briggs
Because at that moment it was the best thing to do," Honey said coolly. "Sometimes the only action you can take leads to more trouble. But she would have considered that when she did it. Mercy is no fool
~ Patricia Briggs
I see." Her troubled gaze focused on the lock. "And the key would be ... ?" "Gone," he said. "Lost years ago. Not that it matters none. I once seen His Grace kick in a brick wall 'cause he was in a mood for what lay on the other side.
~ Unknown
Too many of the men and women serving in Congress were political opportunists by habit, inclination, and experience. When a president was popular, they crowded in close, hoping to share in the limelight. But at the first sign of trouble or weakness they were only too eager to join the pack baying for his blood.
~ Unknown
The fixer is the source of the ailment, not the solution.
~ Unknown
Metete en lios
~ Patrick Ness
White sometimes joked that her specialty was the "big mess" business: she wasn't cheap, but if you found yourself in a lot of trouble, and you happened to have a lot of money, she was the lawyer you called.
~ Unknown
Could you help me catch the moon?" "I might be able to give you some advice," the old man said reluctantly. "But first you should think this over, boy. When you love something, you have to make sure it loves you back, or you'll bring about no end of trouble chasing it.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
I heard you were in sime trouble," I said nonchalantly. "So I thought I'd come and help.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
The same curiosity that made me such an eager student also led me into trouble with fair regularity.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
You just bought yourself a world of trouble." "But I ordered one of peace and love. I'd like to return the one of trouble or get a full refund," I said. "I'm pretty sure I have the receipt somewhere.
~ Unknown
Whether you take kindly or not…" started the Devil. I cut him off. "Sure we could take kindly, but then there would be a problem. Where would we put it? How would we take care of it? And then the cops would come asking all sorts of embarrassing questions about where kindly was. Quite frankly the whole thing seems more trouble than its worth," I said.
~ Unknown
In the middle of the song a group of men came into the bar looking for trouble. Trouble tried to sneak out the back, but was drunk and fell at our feet. Typical.
~ Unknown