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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 think it’s common to want to label things as all good or all bad and what I’m finding is that every situation, person, event, has good and bad in it.

Quotes by Nicole Fosse

I don't always expect good from people. I always expect the bad and I am pleasantly surprised when they are nice.

Quotes by Nick Wechsler

When you live the life of a comedian, it's such a state of arrested development. I can't deal with anything very maturely. I'm still really bad at paying bills or doing anything that would be considered semi-adult. I'm really bad...

Quotes by Nick Swardson

Despite popular belief, Bitcoin is a bad medium of exchange for people that value financial privacy because of the transparent ledger that reveals an address, timestamp, and amount for every transaction on the network.

Quotes by Nick Tomaino

You learn as much from doing a bad film as a good one.

Quotes by Nick Moran

Reading good books is one distraction that will help you become a better writer. And writing - that's the thing - writing is what will really make you a better writer. Write bad stories until you begin to write so-so...

Quotes by Nick Petrie

If you want something bad enough, and you're having enough fun doing it, you can accomplish it. You just got to get creative and find a way.

Quotes by Nick Goepper

The most insidious thing about trickle-down economics is not the claim that if the rich get richer, everyone is better off. It is the claim made by those who oppose any increase in the minimum wage that if the poor...

Quotes by Nick Hanauer

Relentless and cynical traffic-trawling is bad for the soul.

Quotes by Nick Denton

Getting through the reads in an efficient manner. I don't want to stay on receivers too long to where a bad decision is made.

Quotes by Nick Foles

I try to be bad, but nobody will let me.

Quotes by Nick Carter

If beautiful movies can influence you to go out and hug your children, then we have to be honest and say that other movies can inspire you to do bad things.

Quotes by Nick Cave

It's certainly more interesting for me as an actor, but I think it's also more interesting for the audience to see three-dimensional characters, rather than just a bad guy or a good guy.

Quotes by Nicholas Lea

It always strikes me how almost unbelievably bad are the early versions of my novels.

Quotes by Nicholas Mosley

Look, I know what it feels like to believe you're 'different' in a bad way.

Quotes by Nicholas Brendon

It's better to not have a reputation than a bad one.

Quotes by Nic Pizzolatto

I'm not suggesting that social scientists stop teaching and investigating classic topics like monopoly power, racial profiling and health inequality. But everyone knows that monopoly power is bad for markets, that people are racially biased and that illness is unequally...

Quotes by Nicholas A. Christakis

Even when I go out to the ring, yes, I am the big, bad heater monster, but I'm out there showing young girls that I can still be athletic just because I'm a big, bad heater. I can still go...

Quotes by Nia Jax

My first-night jitters are so bad, I can't even hold a tea cup, but once I am over that, I get really into it.

Quotes by Neve McIntosh

Sequestration, sequestation - however you pronounce that word - and gridlock aren't all that bad.

Quotes by Nelson Peltz

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.