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Bad Quotes

Straight talk about the bad stretches.

These quotes cover a pitcher accepting that pain eventually comes with the job, a squad's uneasy feelings over uneven pay, and a nod to how poor choices tend to drive horror-film plots. For the flip side of tough moments, see Good.

A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution; and a government ill executed, whatever may be its theory, must, in practice, be a bad government.

Quotes by Joseph Story

Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't, don't call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.

Quotes by Joseph Heller

I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.

Quotes by Joseph Heller

I maintain that the existing corn laws are bad, because they have given a monopoly of food to the landed interest over every other class and over every other interest in the kingdom.

Quotes by Joseph Hume

The complaint of bad pay, and difficulty in obtaining it, is almost generally reiterated through every department of education.

Quotes by Joseph Lancaster

Most scripts are bad. I read a lot of them.

Quotes by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Life - the way it really is - is a battle not between Bad and Good but between Bad and Worse.

Quotes by Joseph Brodsky

Bad literature is a form of treason.

Quotes by Joseph Brodsky

Faced with the choice of enduring a bad toothache or going to the dentist, we generally tried to ride out the bad tooth.

Quotes by Joseph Barbera

I'm not a bad golfer, and I'm not the best, either.

Quotes by Jose Pablo Cantillo

I felt bad about the controversy because they stopped playing my songs on American radio stations. But there was nothing wrong with what I did. Now everybody sings the national anthem the way they want.

Quotes by Jose Feliciano

I don't think kneeling during the anthem is such a bad thing.

Quotes by Jose Feliciano

There's a tendency in many politicians to become inward-looking, more protectionist, more nationalistic and more defensive, in the bad sense of the word.

Quotes by Jose Manuel Barroso

'Tax' is a bad word for politicians.

Quotes by Jose Angel Gurria

There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.

Quotes by Jose Bergamin

My label is to play bad guys of Latin origin in American movies. I'm happy with that label. I prefer to play that than to play a city boy. The bad guy is always something very tempting for the audience.

Quotes by Jordi Molla

It's hard for the American industry to see a Latin actor playing something that is not a gardener or someone in a cartel. It's hard to find the material that tells a story of a Latin or European Spanish guy...

Quotes by Jordi Molla

Bad people are intriguing!

Quotes by Jorge Garcia

I thought eating Double Quarter Pounders with Big Mac sauce wasn't that bad, but I guess it was.

Quotes by Jorge Masvidal

I got fairly good grades, but I was bad at woodwork. They said I tried hard, but the result was hopeless.

Quotes by Jonathan Stroud

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about pitching through injury?
Yes. One quote is blunt about it: "Sooner or later the arm goes bad." It's a frank look at the physical toll of a long pitching career, going on to note that sooner or later you have to start pitching in pain. For more honest reflections on tough experiences, see Feel quotes.
Does this page include a quote about the spitball in baseball?
Yes - one quote admits, "I never threw the spitter, well maybe once or twice when I really needed to get a guy out real bad." It's a candid, self-aware confession about bending the rules under pressure.
Is there a quote about salary fairness on a sports team?
Yes. One quote argues it would be bad for the squad if one player had a much higher salary than the rest - a comment on how pay gaps can affect team unity. For more on group dynamics and everyday life, browse Life quotes.
Does this collection touch on horror movies?
Yes - one quote notes: "Poor decisions and bad luck are contingencies of most horror films." It's a neat summary of what usually drives the plot in that genre. See Good quotes for more sharp observations like this.
What does "bad" mean across these quotes?
It covers a lot of ground here - a pitching arm wearing down, bending the rules under pressure, salary fairness on a team, and the bad luck that drives horror movie plots. For more quotes on recurring, everyday themes, check out Always quotes.

What links them is a plainspoken acceptance that bad outcomes happen, rather than dramatic complaint. If you're after emotional reactions to hard times, try Feel or general Life.