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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.

I coached in Washington - and in Washington, you lose the ballgame, it's a bad Monday, I just want to tell you that.

Quotes by Joe Gibbs

I was a bad kid. I was a really naughty kid. I couldn't read or write. And that was me punishment - going to acting school.

Quotes by Joe Gilgun

'The Count' wasn't a real stretch. I was doing pretty generic Bela Lugosi bad vampire on purpose. It was supposed to be lame. I didn't put fangs on; it was a guy who was just going through the motions. I...

Quotes by Joe Flaherty

In TV, you can carve out a beautiful little niche like 'Breaking Bad' did. Like 'The Wire' did. Like 'Homeland' did.

Quotes by Joe Carnahan

'Authoring tools' are terrible; there is almost no software that can create closed captions for media players. And of course there is no training. TV captioning is bad enough, and this stuff is generally worse.

Quotes by Joe Clark

The hardest decisions in life are not between good and bad or right and wrong, but between two goods or two rights.

Quotes by Joe Andrew

You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page.

Quotes by Jodi Picoult

This continuing spike in gas prices is bad for consumers, bad for our economy, and bad for all other businesses. It is hurting us and costing us jobs.

Quotes by Jodi Rell

I have to admit, I go through phases of being good and bad. When I'm being good, I go to the gym three to four times a week. I do much better in a class with other people. I like...

Quotes by Joanne Froggatt

I was a very bad accountant; I didn't care about money, golf or discovering fraud. After about a year I was sacked; then I went into teacher training.

Quotes by Joanne Harris

You never talk bad about your teammates, doesn't matter if you like them or not.

Quotes by Joanna Jedrzejczyk

I think dieting is bad for you.

Quotes by Joan Collins

I was a really bad taxi driver. I only collided twice but it was one time too much.

Quotes by Jo Nesbo

People are not fundamentally bad. It only takes the smallest of correctives to take care of that tiny minority that wants to disrupt the community.

Quotes by Jimmy Wales

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

I'm not a bad man.

Quotes by Jimmy Johnson

Institutionalized discrimination is bad for people and for societies. Widespread discrimination is also bad for economies. There is clear evidence that when societies enact laws that prevent productive people from fully participating in the workforce, economies suffer.

Quotes by Jim Yong Kim

I am eternally 12 years old. I don't know if that's good or bad, but I like to have a good time!

Quotes by Jimi Westbrook

It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad.

Quotes by Jimmy Buffett

Secretary Clinton and I have worked well together, but the Arab Spring is a different question... This administration, collectively, made some very bad decisions, and they now have to climb out of a deep hole.

Quotes by Jim Webb

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.