Quotes with trouble

Quotes 241 till 260 of 271.

  • John Dryden War, he sung, is toil and trouble; Honor but an empty bubble.
    John Dryden
    English poet and playwright (1631 - 1700)
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  • Baruch Spinoza We are so constituted by Nature that we easily believe the things we hope for, but believe only with difficulty those we fear, and that we regard such things more or less highly than is just. This is the source of the superstitions by which men everywhere are troubled. For the rest, I don't think it worth the trouble to set out in detail here the vacillations of mind that stem from hope and fear - since it follows simply from the definition of these affects that there is no hope without fear
    Ethics, part 2
    Baruch Spinoza
    Dutch philosopher (1632 - 1677)
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  • Brother Lawrence We must do our business faithfully, without trouble or disquiet, recalling our mind to God mildly, and with tranquility, as often as we find it wandering from him.
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  • Cass Sunstein Web publishing can create common spaces; it all depends on how we, the readers and sometimes the producers, react to technological change. If we sort ourselves into narrow groups, common spaces will be in big trouble. But there's no reason not to have common spaces on the Internet. There are lots of them out there.
    Cass Sunstein
    American legal scholar (1954 - )
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  • Bubba Smith Well, everybody knew their character. I was the only one who didn't have a partner. I basically showed up when people got in trouble. Where I came from, I don't know. Nobody knows. But I would show up to help.
    Bubba Smith
    American professional football player (1945 - )
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  • Arthur Laffer What I'm not saying is that all government spending is bad. It's not - far, far from it, but there is no free lunch, as a former colleague of mine used to say. There is no public tooth fairy. Father Christmas does not work on the Treasury staff this year. You can never bail someone out of trouble without putting someone else into trouble.
    Arthur Laffer
    American economist and author (1940 - )
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  • Paul Auster What matters is not how well you can avoid trouble, but how you cope with trouble when it comes.
    The Book of Illusions (2009) 32
    Paul Auster
    American writer and film (1947 - )
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  • Bertolt Brecht What they could do with round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization.
    Mother Courage and Her Children The Sergeant, in Scene 1
    Bertolt Brecht
    German - Austrian writer (1898 - 1956)
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  • Edgar W. Howe When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
    Edgar W. Howe
    American journalist and writer (1853 - 1937)
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  • Camille Paglia When feminist discourse is unable to discriminate the drunken fraternity brother from the homicidal maniac, women are in trouble.
    Vamps and Tramps (1994) p. 33
    Camille Paglia
    American academic and social critic (1947 - )
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  • Betty Dodson When I do documentaries, my best information ends up on the cutting-room floor. People have trouble dealing with sexual honesty.
    Betty Dodson
    American sex educator (1929 - )
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  • Winston Churchill When I look back on all the worries I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • James H. Boren When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.
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  • Bernice Johnson Reagon When the culture is strong, you've got this consistency where black people can grow up in these places with this voice just resonating about our special-ness in the universe. And I always say you're in trouble if you get too far away from that core that grounds you.
    Bernice Johnson Reagon
    American composer, scholar, and social activist (1942 - )
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  • Carol Bartz When trouble strikes, which it always does - bad economy, bad quarter, activists, takeover - when trouble strikes, those board members who don't understand or are not committed are not helpful.
    Carol Bartz
    American business executive (1948 - )
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  • Barbara Taylor Bradford When you are a strong woman, you will attract trouble. When a man feels threatened, there is always trouble.
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  • Whoopi Goldberg When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire.
    Whoopi Goldberg
    American actress, comedian, author and television personality (1955 - )
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  • Bob Beamon When you can't read or write at 14 or 15, in most cases you're headed for trouble, and trouble was finding me.
    Bob Beamon
    American track and field athlete (1946 - )
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  • Cass Sunstein Wherever people find themselves in trouble, or at some kind of crossroads, the series proclaims you are free to choose. That's the deepest lesson of 'Star Wars.'
    Cass Sunstein
    American legal scholar (1954 - )
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  • Oliver Goldsmith Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end.
    Oliver Goldsmith
    Irish writer and poet (1728 - 1774)
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