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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 was a punk. I think that's why I'm such a good person now, because I was such a bad guy then.

Quotes by Adam Oates

A capitalistic kibbutz is not a bad idea. You need both.

Quotes by Adam Neumann

When you do comedy, you get impervious to good and bad reviews.

Quotes by Adam McKay

For 'Breaking Bad,' people were with Walter White for 99% of that show, even though that guy is a monster.

Quotes by Adam McKay

I think there's a lot of anxiety about being seen as a bad parent. There's still a lot of subjects that I think people aren't entirely comfortable being honest about.

Quotes by Adam Mansbach

I can't tell you that if you bring in a bunch of weird and different people, then a bunch of good things will happen. But I can tell you that if you hire a bunch of similar people and promote...

Quotes by Adam Grant

You want people who choose to follow because they genuinely believe in ideas, not because they're afraid to be punished if they don't. For startups, there's so much pivoting that's required that if you have a bunch of sheep, you're...

Quotes by Adam Grant

One of the signs of a bad coworker is a pattern of persistent undermining - intentionally hindering a colleague's success, reputation, or relationships.

Quotes by Adam Grant

If you've ever had a coworker actively interfere with your productivity, try to make you look bad, steal your ideas, or give you false information, you've been the victim of undermining.

Quotes by Adam Grant

I was living in a small town in Indiana working as a telemarketer and a vacuum salesman. I was really bad: the vacuums seemed to always be falling apart. Every time I did a demonstration, I'd say, 'This is the...

Quotes by Adam Driver

When I was a teenager, I was an umpire for a competitive league for 8- to 9-year-olds. I was really bad at it because I didn't know all the rules, and all these kids were better athletes than me. I...

Quotes by Adam DeVine

The Kurds had always had a bad time. They were oppressed by the Ottoman empire. Then, at the end of the First World War, they were promised a homeland, but the new Turkish state refused to give them any land,...

Quotes by Adam Curtis

I hate cars; in terms of what they do to nature and personally I just don't like driving them. I think they're a very bad way to design a transportation system.

Quotes by Adam Conover

I've been really lucky over the years with my health. To me, one major surgery at 27 years old isn't so bad considering my line of work.

Quotes by Adam Cole

There are good wrestling journalists and bad wrestling journalists. That's for sure.

Quotes by Adam Cole

Civil lawsuits do two important things: they compensate people who are injured by the bad acts of others, and they penalize people and companies for bad behavior.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Ballot formats should be standardized nationally rather than left to the often bad judgment of local officials.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

The gap between being a bad person and being a criminal is often wide.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

As a first movie, 'The Hobbit' is not a bad place to start.

Quotes by Adam Brown

It's bad writing, however naturalistic it's written, that's where you have to do your best acting.

Quotes by Adam Brody

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.