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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.

When I get in a bad mood about anything, I realize, 'Hey, I'm still working. It could always be a lot worse.'

Quotes by Michael McDonald

If you're convinced that you face bad options, then by all means take the least bad.

Quotes by Michael Ledeen

I'm very bad at delegating writing responsibilities, because I've never been able to do it; I've never had any help or looked for any help.

Quotes by Michael Hirst

I am not a music snob. If anything, my musical taste is bad by any critical standards.

Quotes by Michael Ian Black

Politics is like getting a really bad review: a stinker that you know all your friends are reading.

Quotes by Michael Ignatieff

I'm aggressive, quite frankly, because Staten Island gets screwed all the time. And if I'm not aggressive, then I won't be successful. That's not being a bad boy. That's doing my job.

Quotes by Michael Grimm

I must admit, my old tribe is not unanimous on the view I've taken, but there are other folks like me, other former directors of the NSA who have said building in backdoors universally in Apple or other devices actually...

Quotes by Michael Hayden

I feel bad that I don't feel worse.

Quotes by Michael Frayn

If you have a bad story on your hands, you have a bad story on your hands, and no amount of score re-working is gonna save that.

Quotes by Michael Giacchino

The thing is, I never see my characters as psychopaths. I see them as really crippled victims who just happen to do bad things. And I never see them as bad guys; I see them as darker characters. I never...

Quotes by Michael Eklund

Every thriller needs a good bad guy; without a bad guy, there's no thriller.

Quotes by Michael Eklund

I love good comedy. I don't like bad comedy.

Quotes by Michael Dorn

Whenever I'm having a bad day and have an attitude, I stay home. I keep it at home.

Quotes by Michael Clarke Duncan

We are in really bad shape as a country. We are not respected around the world. We are not respected in our own country.

Quotes by Michael Cohen

There's quite a lot of bad stuff written about me. My wife even says a lot of bad stuff about me. But she is wonderful.

Quotes by Michael Caine

You get paid the same for a bad film as you do for a good one.

Quotes by Michael Caine

If you like being patted on the back for the good times you have to be prepared to take the bad times.

Quotes by Michael Carrick

I'd been around women who put me down, made me feel bad, or said things to fuel my insecurity.

Quotes by Michael Bergin

My name don't ever come up unless it's light, a joke, laughs behind it. I'm not saying it's all the way a bad thing, but it's not great.

Quotes by Michael Beasley

I match up with the best guys in the world. I'm not being cocky; it's just always how I felt. But I got into trouble as soon as I got into the NBA, and it left a bad taste in...

Quotes by Michael Beasley

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.