Troubling Quotes

122 Troubling quotes by 115 unique authors

What's troubling is that because the camera is 3D, the northern part of the screen isn't necessarily north anymore. So the jungle transforms into the… — Hideo Kojima
As a cure for worrying, work is far better than whiskey. I always found that, if I began to worry, the best thing I could… — Thomas A. Edison
What's most troubling about this witless mishmash of whiny, infantile philosophizing and bone-crunching violence is the increasing realization that it actually thinks it's saying something… — Kenneth Turan
I think that to believe is to acknowledge that it's a choice in that present tense and that doubt is always an option. You’re not… — Jon Foreman
Like most of my poems, 'Lie' has several sources: I read a very troubling book called The Sixth Extinction. I took note of the way… — Rae Armantrout
In the end, no single group will mean defeat for the Democrat and victory for the Republican in 2016. But President Obama's troubling legacy -… — Byron York
As a physician and a U.S. senator, I have warned since the very beginning about many troubling aspects of Mr. Obama's unprecedented health-insurance mandate. Not… — John Barrasso
The longing for initiation is universal and for modern youth, it is a desperate need. When nothing is offered in the way of spiritual initiation… — Jack Kornfield
Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher. — Ajahn Chah
When something in life occurs that is troubling, we are supposed to not dwell on the thing itself. Instead, the focus should be on our… — Matt Smith
The mysteries of a universe made of drops of fire and clods of mud do not concern us in the least. The fate of humanity… — Joseph Conrad
The most troubling aspect of social policy towards the poor in late 20th century America is or how much it costs, but what it has… — Charles A. Murray
So I have cultivated the vast garden of human experience which is history, without troubling myself overmuch about laws, essential first causes, or how it… — Samuel Eliot Morison
Life is a big collaboration - and when you're tackling something that is painful and troubling and is causing you such desperate grief that you… — Tim Gunn
The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past was troubling. I longed for a future too, with hope in it.… — Frederick Douglass
Cultivating care and concern for others gives rise to a kind of inner strength. No matter what difficulties or problems you face, in this wider… — Dalai Lama
Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighbourhood of despair. Even when all doors remained closed,… — Shams Tabrizi
People say my films are dark. But like lightness, darkness stems from a reflection of the world. The thing is, I get these ideas that… — David Lynch
Educators, long disturbed by schoolchildren's lagging scores in math and reading, are realizing there is a different and more alarming deficiency: emotional literacy. And while… — Daniel Goleman
Religion may indeed inspire acts of great kindness and courage. But it also trains people to believe things for which there is no evidence. This… — Ron Reagan
I grew up as a Catholic, and there was so much that was beautiful there, and also so much that was troubling. The whole patriarchal… — Patty Griffin
A united humanity will be able to confront the many troubling problems of the present time: from the menace of terrorism to the humiliating poverty… — Pope Benedict XVI
Iran's continued drive to develop nuclear capabilities, including troubling enrichment activities and past work on weaponization documented by the IAEA, and its continued support to… — Leon Panetta
The last four years under President Obama have been trying and troubling for this entire country. The tired big government policies of the past have… — Reince Priebus
When our emotional health is in a bad state, so is our level of self-esteem. We have to slow down and deal with what is… — Jess C Scott

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