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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 don't react and think off emotions - that gets you in a bad situation.

Quotes by Bernard Hopkins

Two things are bad for the heart - running up stairs and running down people.

Quotes by Bernard Baruch

You never know when you'll have a bad idea for a worse joke.

Quotes by Benjamin Walker

The vampire craze is kind of fascinating. We're interested in the idea of immorality and I think we're drawn to people or creatures who can give in to those base impulses and just be bad and not feel bad about...

Quotes by Benjamin Walker

In order to win in this league, you have to have a quarterback who can make all the throws, who makes great decisions, somebody who can get you out of bad situations, that just gives you a chance.

Quotes by Benjamin Watson

I prefer a good review. A bad review that dismisses us... I take it with a grain of salt. I go, 'Okay, they didn't even try.'

Quotes by Benji Madden

Chronic means long term. Traumatic means associated with trauma. Encephalopathy means a bad brain.

Quotes by Bennet Omalu

I just want to sound different than everyone else. I don't care if it sounds bad. I just want people to be like, 'Yo, that dude Benny was different.' Even if it sounds awful, at least they can't say, 'Oh...

Quotes by Benny Blanco

I've never given a bad audition in my life.

Quotes by Benjamin Bratt

An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.

Quotes by Benjamin Disraeli

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.

Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn't be anonymous.

Quotes by Ben Stiller

Everyone I've worked with has been good. You learn from the good, what's good, and you learn from the bad what not to do.

Quotes by Ben Vereen

If I'd been offered 'Spider-Man,' I probably would have done it. I don't think it's bad to go and do those things.

Quotes by Ben Wheatley

The reality of any location in Britain being used in a TV program of a film is that something bad is going to happen! That's the nature of drama. Most of the things that get made or basically grisly detective...

Quotes by Ben Wheatley

The very first things that I did, even in theater, were bad guys. They are meaty roles for the most part. With the bad guy you have more freedom to experiment and go further out than with a good guy.

Quotes by Benicio Del Toro

You might get some serial killers who are born with a chip missing, but for the most part I don't think anyone is born bad.

Quotes by Benicio Del Toro

I've always played the guy with the gun and the knife. That's how many actors start out, playing the bad guy.

Quotes by Benicio Del Toro

To the developing world, Cuba has been a symbol of sovereignty and resistance and a supporter of revolution - for good or bad. From the Missile Crisis to the anti-apartheid movement, from the Kennedys to Obama era, this small island...

Quotes by Ben Rhodes

Democrats have bad ideas and Republicans have no ideas.

Quotes by Ben Sasse

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.