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Bad One Quotes

Knowing which one is the bad one.

These quotes are all about telling good from bad in specific, concrete terms — dullness as a sign of a government working well, a goalkeeper unsure if he made the right call, a comic owning up to exactly one bad play a season.

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.

Quotes by Walter Bagehot

I turned goalkeeper. My father had been one and we had a goal in the back garden. He'd taught me a bit about it so I thought I'd give it a go. I didn't really know whether it was going...

Quotes by Simon Mignolet

I don't know what first got me to attack melons. It's not like I ate a bad one and got an upset stomach. It just eventually seemed like the appropriate fruit.

Quotes by Ricky Jay

With all of my films if I get one bad review and a bunch of good reviews the bad one is the only one that will stay with me, which really sucks!

Quotes by Peter Farrelly

Bad Quotes

In the beginning I used to make one terrible play a game. Then I got so I'd make one a week and finally I'd pull a bad one about once a month. Now, I'm trying to keep it down to...

Quotes by Lou Gehrig

The Wire' was from a police perspective - in terms of the streets and that, it was probably like, thirty per cent. 'Top Boy' is really from the perspective of the quote-unquote criminal. It's getting into the mind of these...

Quotes by Kano

He had one uniform practice, and a very bad one it was, during the time of family worship, and just three or four seconds before the conclusion of the prayer, he started to his feet, and ran barking round the...

Quotes by James Hogg

The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.

Quotes by Herodotus

A good fruit cake is good fruit cake. A bad one is really bad.

Quotes by Fred Schneider

Bad Review Quotes

A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad and a bad one will turn the bonniest into something worse than ugly.

Quotes by Emily Bronte

A barrel of laughs should be enough, but it's not. A good review is official and endures. A bad one is like a tub of Flora. It spreads easily and lasts for the whole festival.

Quotes by Dominic Holland

Both of my sisters have been teachers and they used to say you get asked between 300 and 600 questions every day which you have to answer. That's exactly what directing is. And the vast majority of those questions are...

Quotes by Danny Boyle

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.

Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

Any education that matters is liberal. All the saving truths, all the healing graces that distinguish a good education from a bad one or a full education from a half empty one are contained in that word.

Quotes by Alan K. Simpson

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Bad One quotes collection about?
It gathers quotes about distinguishing a bad instance from a good one — a dull government seen as a sign of success, a goalkeeper unsure of his own performance, a comic owning a rare bad play.
Why would someone search for quotes about a "bad one"?
The phrase captures a specific kind of honest self-assessment, useful for readers wanting language around admitting a mistake without dramatizing it.
Is there a quote here about government or politics?
Yes, one quote argues that dullness in government, especially parliamentary government, is actually a good sign — a counterintuitive but grounded take on what makes governance work.
Does this collection include anything from sports?
It does — one quote comes from a goalkeeper reflecting on an uncertain start to his career, unsure at the time whether it would turn out to be a good choice or a bad one.
Where can I find related quotes about self-critique?
Our Bad quotes and Bad Review quotes both sit close to this same theme of honest self-assessment.

For more self-critical honesty, our Bad quotes and Bad Review quotes both sit close to this theme.