“I've heard stories about me as a kid. My dad got me a T-shirt that said "here comes trouble," and when I ask my mom what I was like, she just sighs with this weary tone and says, "Oh, you were really busy."” SaidStoriesKidsAsksTroubleHeardMomDadMy DadBusyMy MomShirtsToneWearySighT Shirt Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“The trouble with education is that we always read everything when we're too young to know what it means. And the trouble with life is that we're always too busy to re-read it later.” KnowsMeanYoungLife IsReadingTroubleBusyToo Busy Author:Margaret Ayer Barnes
“Sometimes being lazy can get you in trouble. You ever not take a shower all weekend, just lounge around, then you're running late for work on Monday? There's always one person at work: "Something smells like smoke in here!" "Uh, I went to a barbeque on Friday night. Only had 48 hours to take a shower. Busy."” PersonsSometimesHumorRunningFunnyNightHoursTroubleLateBusySmellSmokeLazyWeekendShowersMondayFridayFriday NightBeing Lazy48 HoursRunning Late Author:Jim Gaffigan
“I wish I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. If all you can see is your shadow, you're blocking your own light. If I had my life to live over, I would perhaps have more actual troubles but I'd have fewer imaginary ones.” PeopleIfsHandsLightWishHoursTroubleShadowBusyCornersBlockHatsFewerImaginary Author:Don Herold
“The way I think I should stay out of trouble is by stayin' busy. With idle time comes a lot of biz, so the more my work load is heavy, I'll have no time to get into any trouble or makin' dis tracks or get into conversation about any other rappers.” ThinkingWayShouldTroubleConversationBusyTrackHeavyRapperLoadIdleIdle Time Author:Gucci Mane
“My mother was a jazz fanatic and she wanted me to play the piano so I could play jazz tunes. I wish I had learned but I was too busy getting into trouble!” PlayWantedMotherWishTroubleJazzBusyPianoTunesFanaticsToo Busy Author:Etta James
“We sabotage our creative possibilities because the world revealed by our imagination may not fit well with the life we have taken so much trouble to construct over the years. Faced with the pain of that distance, the distance between desire and reality, we turn just for a moment and quickly busy ourselves.” WorldYearsWellsMayMomentsRealityPainDesireTurnsImaginationCreativeTakenTroublePossibilityFitDistanceBusyConstructsSabotage Author:David Whyte