“Be the trouble you want to see in the world.”

“Be the change that you want to see in the world.”

Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-ruled India

“The trouble with you and me, Ned, is that we want everyone in the world to personally love us, and of course that's impossible; you just don't meet everyone in the world.”

Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist

“The best way to avoid trouble is to make sure no one wants to trouble you.”

Robert Jordan (1948–2007) American writer

“Calvin, what kind of trouble are you planning to make?”
“No trouble at all,” said Calvin, annoyed. “Why do you think I want to cause trouble?”

Orson Scott Card (1951) American science fiction novelist

“You look at the hands, not at the face, if you want to stay out of trouble.”

Franco Battiato (1945) Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and filmmaker

“How easy it is to be compassionate when it's yourself you see in trouble.”

Richard Bach (1936) American spiritual writer

“The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.”

Chinua Achebe book Arrow of God

“But I've bought a big bat.
I'm all ready, you see.
Now my troubles are going
To have troubles with me!”

Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books

“They suffered from the terrible delusion that something could be done. They seemed prepared to make the world the way they wanted it or die in the attempt, and the trouble with dying in the attempt was that you died in the attempt.”

Terry Pratchett book Sourcery