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Bad Ones Quotes

When good and bad get sorted out.

These "bad ones" quotes contrast outcomes - reviewers whose harshest write-ups still land hard, and an economy full of competing ideas where the strongest ones eventually rise while weaker ones fade.

It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.

Quotes by Woody Allen

I don't read reviews until after I'm done with a production, but when I do finally get to them, I'm always sort of floored by what the bad ones say.

Quotes by Will Chase

How did the economy produce all these amazing things that we have around us - computers and cell phones and so on? There were a bunch of ideas, and the good ones grew and prospered. And the bad ones were...

Quotes by Tim Harford

Failure's inevitable. It happens all the time in a complex economy. And how did the economy produce all these amazing things that we have around us, computers and cell phones and so on? Well, the process was trial and error....

Quotes by Tim Harford

Action Quotes

In personal life, the warm glow of nostalgia amplifies good memories and minimizes bad ones about experiences and relationships, encouraging us to revisit and renew our ties with friends and family. It always involves a little harmless self-deception, like forgetting...

Quotes by Stephanie Coontz

The Welsh are all actors. It's only the bad ones who become professional.

Quotes by Richard Burton

In this world, there are bad people and there are good people. We can either choose to celebrate the bad ones all the time, or we can celebrate the good ones.

Quotes by P.K. Subban

The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas and throw the bad ones away.

Quotes by Linus Pauling

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

Quotes by Jonathan Tropper

Always Quotes

A great coder can easily be 50 times more productive than a mediocre one, while bad ones ultimately have negative productivity.

Quotes by Jon Evans

I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum security units where they can never get out. They can never escape. They can never be paroled. Lock the bad ones...

Quotes by John Grisham

Like I always say, it's not how many great plays you make; it's how few bad ones you make. I know fans, and even some losing coaches, are enamored with long pass completions or the great run plays, but that...

Quotes by Jimmy Johnson

Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite.

Quotes by Edward Albee

I cherished every moment with the national team - the good ones and the bad ones - because you learn from your mistakes.

Quotes by Edgar Davids

Amazing Quotes

I have this friend who has a theory that lots of towns have energies. And, for instance, certain places in Alabama have bad ones because they were built on reservations or built on cemeteries or something. But Nashville has a...

Quotes by Caitlin Rose

I write a lot of songs people don't hear. I really just enjoy the process. I finish 'em all. I don't think there's a whole lot of difference between the bad ones and the good ones.

Quotes by Bob Seger

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the "bad ones" referring to across these quotes?
It shifts by quote - one refers to harsh reviews of a production, another to people who slept worse while enjoying waking hours more, and two describe unsuccessful ideas in an economy.
Does the speaker read reviews right away, according to this quote?
No, one quote says the speaker waits until a production wraps before reading reviews, and admits still being caught off guard by the harshest ones once they finally look.
What does the economy quote mean by ideas that "grew and prospered"?
It describes a process where many ideas compete, and the strongest naturally succeed and expand over time, while the weaker ones fail to take hold or fade away.
Is failure treated as a bad thing in these quotes?
Not entirely - one quote calls failure inevitable in a complex economy, framing it as a normal part of how good outcomes, like modern technology, eventually emerge.
What other quote pages relate to this good-versus-bad theme?
Browse Amazing quotes or Amazing Things quotes for the more positive side, or Action quotes for related themes.

One quote frames this sorting as simply how a complex economy naturally works. For related reading, see Amazing Things quotes or Action quotes.