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title: "11 Told Problems Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Told Problems quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Told Problems sayings and thoughts."
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> [I grew up being told to keep my problems inside. And that's what I did. But so many of my problems stemmed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karine-jean-pierre/i-grew-up-being-told-to-keep-my-problems-inside-and-that-s-what-i-did/)

[Karine Jean-Pierre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karine-jean-pierre/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ba/karine-jean-pierre-5951_better_i-grew-up-being-told-to-keep-my-problems_536668.jpg)

> [I went to a dialect coach and she told me that I had five problems; two were my Israeli accent and three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/odeya-rush/i-went-to-a-dialect-coach-and-she-told-me-that-i-had-five-problems/)

[Odeya Rush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/odeya-rush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bd/odeya-rush-28573_accents_i-went-to-a-dialect-coach-and-she-told-m_2886770.png)

> [Sometimes people tell me I am the bad guy. Sometimes I'm told that I have problems. Yeah, it hurts, but I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darrin-mcmanus/sometimes-people-tell-me-i-am-the-bad-guy-sometimes-i-m-told-that-i/)

[Darrin McManus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darrin-mcmanus/)

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> [A good friend once told me that the problems are like cockroaches. If drawn to light, they'll get scared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/a-good-friend-once-told-me-that-the-problems-are-like-cockroaches-if/)

[Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3b/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_cockroaches_a-good-friend-once-told-me-that-the-prob_3209188.jpg)

> [A rabbi told me that when you have two problems - one near, one not so near - concentrate on the immediate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ariel-sharon/a-rabbi-told-me-that-when-you-have-two-problems-one-near-one-not-so/)

[Ariel Sharon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ariel-sharon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/704/ariel-sharon-2335_problem_a-rabbi-told-me-that-when-you-have-two-p_2543400.jpg)

> [“A good friend once told me that problems are like cockroaches. If you bring them out into the light, they get scared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/a-good-friend-once-told-me-that-problems-are-like-cockroaches-if-you/)

[Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d2/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_friendship_a-good-friend-once-told-me-that-problems_1178149.jpg)

> [Justt because I haventt gone up to you &amp; told you my problems like I use to , doesnt mean I dont…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author-name/justt-because-i-haventt-gone-up-to-you-told-you-my-problems-like-i/)

[Author Name](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/author-name/)

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> [“You know, Drake, I seem to recall this impertinent young pup who once told me that problems shared are problems solved. (Jake)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kinley-macgregor/you-know-drake-i-seem-to-recall-this-impertinent-young-pup-who-once/)

[Kinley MacGregor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kinley-macgregor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/739/kinley-macgregor-1795_told-problems_you-know-drake-i-seem-to-recall-this-imp_2855930.jpg)

> [“There is a flaw to your plan.” A sly grin crept onto his face once again. My eyebrow arched at him questioningly.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christie-cote/there-is-a-flaw-to-your-plan-a-sly-grin-crept-onto-his-face-once/)

[Christie Cote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christie-cote/)

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> [“There is a flaw to your plan.” A sly grin crept onto his face once again. My eyebrow arched at him questioningly.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christie-cote/there-is-a-flaw-to-your-plan-a-sly-grin-crept-onto-his-face-once-2/)

[Christie Cote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christie-cote/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/christie-cote-44188_christie-cote_there-is-a-flaw-to-your-plan-a-sly-grin_1975663.jpg)

> [That's not an easy message to deliver whether it's in war and peace or in the economic arena, people don't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vin-weber/that-s-not-an-easy-message-to-deliver-whether-it-s-in-war-and-peace/)

[Vin Weber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vin-weber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8af/vin-weber-65192_arena_that-s-not-an-easy-message-to-deliver-wh_526269.jpg)

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