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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.

Bad things happen sometimes.

Quotes by Adam Ant

I think what's going on with gorillas is pretty bad. The fact is that you can buy gorilla meat in London any day you want it.

Quotes by Adam Ant

You'd think that my acting in 'Lost Angels' would have been the reason why I gave up on it. But yeah, I'm just not that good at it. Auditioning is super weird, and I'm bad at it.

Quotes by Ad-Rock

If I could sing, that would be cool. But I can't. I mean, I physically can, but I'm awful. It's weird to be really bad at singing.

Quotes by Ad-Rock

I got no business going to a club. I'm a terrible dancer. I got a bad back.

Quotes by Ad-Rock

Only a bad artist thinks he has a good idea. A good artist does not need anything.

Quotes by Ad Reinhardt

It is bad for a young man to sin; but it is worse for an old man to sin.

Quotes by Abu Bakr

If an ignorant person is attracted by the things of the world, that is bad. But if a learned person is thus attracted, it is worse.

Quotes by Abu Bakr

Pride in the case of a rich man is bad, but pride in the case of a poor man is worse.

Quotes by Abu Bakr

The Muslim leaders swallow the advice of the Western powers and bodies like the IMF and World Bank, even when it is bad for their countries and they know this.

Quotes by Abu Bakar Bashir

Human nature is not nearly as bad as it has been thought to be.

Quotes by Abraham Maslow

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

Abraham Lincoln

When I do good I feel good, when I do bad I feel bad, and that's my religion.

Abraham Lincoln

A successful film is a good film, and a non-successful film is a bad film. It's as simple as that.

Quotes by Abhishek Bachchan

A run-of-the-mill bad guy role does not satisfy me creatively.

Quotes by Abhimanyu Singh

One problem with globalisation is that bad ideas seem to travel faster than good ones; first there was smearing tomato ketchup on everything; then drinking sugar-soaked cocktails ('Cosmo'-politanism) instead of our traditional whisky soda, and now this idea that we...

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

When you get billions in aid and your weapons resupplied and your ammunition stock resupplied, you don't learn the lesson that war is bad and nobody wins.

Quotes by Abdullah II of Jordan

I'm not a bad person.

Quotes by Abby Lee Miller

I have good days and bad days.

Quotes by Abby Lee Miller

I made bad decisions. I'm not denying that I made bad decisions.

Quotes by Abby Lee Miller

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.