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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.

Why, we have invented the whole machinery of the supernatural, with its unseen spirits and powers, good and bad, to account for things, because we found the universal everyday nature too cheap, too common, too vulgar.

Quotes by John Burroughs

I feel not unlike a small boy, waking from a bad dream to find reality not much of an improvement.

Quotes by John Byrne

We have had a great depression in agriculture, caused mainly by several seasons of bad harvests, and some of our traders have suffered much from a too rapid extension in prosperous years.

Quotes by John Bright

My nerves before a gig got worse; I had terrible bad nerves all the time. Once we started... I was fine.

Quotes by John Bonham

I'm quite laid-back but some people say I'm unemotional. I don't get carried away with success and similarly I don't get depressed when something bad happens. I didn't take it personally when rival fans threw banana skins at me when...

Quotes by John Barnes

You have to do bad things in order to become a hero. You have to make sacrifices.

Quotes by John Barrowman

'Desperate Housewives' was a good experience, though, as I got to play the bad guy for once. My only complaint was they had me in a lot of sweaters.

Quotes by John Barrowman

You can only be as good as you dare to be bad.

Quotes by John Barrymore

What might be good for ratings can be bad for the country. The hard-core partisans are self-segregating themselves into separate political realities. But the majority of Americans are starting to wake up to the game.

Quotes by John Avlon

Globalization is not a monolithic force but an evolving set of consequences - some good, some bad and some unintended. It is the new reality.

Quotes by John B. Larson

Globalization doesn't have to be a bad thing as long as government provides us all with the tools to cope in a changing world.

Quotes by John B. Larson

The personality problem is so tough when you're not able to pay people. It's bad enough when you can pay people, but, when you have people working for free, often their motivation is diminished considerably.

Quotes by John Badham

Why thrust your kid into that? You try to protect them from all the bad people out there.

Quotes by John Aniston

I think melancholy is kind of a misunderstood emotion. I don't think it's necessarily an unpleasant or bad emotion.

Quotes by Johann Johannsson

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.

Quotes by Johann Kaspar Lavater

There are always going to be distractions, push and shove between players. It's about rolling with the punches and enjoying every situation, good or bad.

Quotes by Johanna Konta

Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health and who habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of suspicion, jealousy and hatred, as a rule take umbrage at those who refuse to do likewise, and they find a...

Quotes by Johannes Brahms

All my close friends are non-conformist. To say 'misfits' sounds bad, but there is something positive about being a little on the outside - it gives you an interesting perspective on things - and I think that's something Robyn and...

Quotes by Johan Renck

You have to prepare yourself physically as much as possible for a bad wipeout.

Quotes by Joel Parkinson

If you can lessen the chance of a bad injury by being strong, you have to do it.

Quotes by Joel Parkinson

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.