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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 get tickets all the time and can't stay under the speed limit. I'm bad at that.

Quotes by Amber Heard

The worst hotels are any with a bad bed. I stayed in a hotel where they left cards telling me my enjoyment was of paramount importance. I should have written, 'Nice rooms, crap beds.'

Quotes by Amanda Donohoe

People have bad things to say about publishers, but I think they still have services, and I want to see what they are. And if they end up not being any good, I don't have to keep using them.

Quotes by Amanda Hocking

Like most millennials, I have the bad, anxiety-inducing habit of grabbing my phone in the morning and scrolling through social media for 15, 20 minutes before I'm fully awake.

Quotes by Amanda Knox

There are a lot of bands and performers whose careers are permanently derailed by spectacularly bad management.

Quotes by Amanda Marshall

Since I got a really bad review when I was, like, 28 in 'The New York Times,' I don't read reviews anymore.

Quotes by Amanda Peet

I can do one 'Breaking Bad' in a night, or one 'Game of Thrones.' But 'House of Cards,' I can really do three in a night. I get sucked in.

Quotes by Alysia Reiner

Every performer will have a bad night. It's just inevitable.

Quotes by Alyssa Edwards

I've always known if anything killed me, it would be boys. From the time I was a teenager into my thirties, I loved only the ones who were bad news.

Quotes by Amanda de Cadenet

You don't want flame to hit your food. Flame is bad. Flame does nasty things to food. It makes soot and it makes deposits of various chemicals that are not too good for us. The last thing you really want...

Quotes by Alton Brown

Molecular gastronomy is not bad... but without sound, basic culinary technique, it is useless.

Quotes by Alton Brown

I am proud of being a bad loser. Bad losers are winners. That is the way it should be.

Quotes by Alun Wyn Jones

I will always be grateful to Madrid. I never said a bad word about anybody there. Everyone there, even the president, treated me really well always.

Quotes by Alvaro Morata

Sometimes you feel bad about yourself when there's no reason to.

Quotes by Alvin Ailey

In my own life, I'm pretty good at choosing between good and bad. It's the choices between good and good I find the most difficult to make.

Quotes by Ally Condie

You know, I'm really bad on the computer. I'm really lame, man. I read and hang out with my kids. I've turned into a five year old.

Quotes by Ally Walker

I want to play basketball so bad.

Quotes by Allen Iverson

Detroit was a bad situation for me.

Quotes by Allen Iverson

Sometimes it used to hurt so bad when people used to say stuff about me. It still does. But I'm at a level now that I'm like, 'I ain't surprised that they said this or that about me.'

Quotes by Allen Iverson

I'm not going to be the same as I was when I've made so many bad mistakes.

Quotes by Allen Iverson

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.