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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.

Phones and soundtracks and Muzak and fountains replace genuine and unpredictable human contact with a seamless soundtrack from a bad movie and a cliche that makes us believe we must all be happy.

Quotes by Margaret Heffernan

I think of Oprah as a Mother Joseph wannabe, a daytime oracle rewarding the good and punishing the bad.

Quotes by Margaret Carlson

What are movies for if not to have the good guys triumph over the bad ones?

Quotes by Margaret Carlson

Guilt is feeling bad about what you have done; shame is feeling bad about who you are - all it is, is muddling up things you have done with who you are.

Quotes by Marcus Brigstocke

No one wants life to end. It was bad enough when my last tour came to an end.

Quotes by Marcus Brigstocke

The corporate world is appallingly bad at capitalizing on the strengths of its people.

Quotes by Marcus Buckingham

CEOs hate variance. It's the enemy. Variance in customer service is bad. Variance in quality is bad. CEOs love processes that are standardized, routinized, predictable. Stamping out variance makes a complex job a bit less complex.

Quotes by Marcus Buckingham

Bottom line is that there's bad people everywhere. And every now and again, we are going to have to step to them to make sure that we preserve our way of life.

Quotes by Marcus Luttrell

If it's a real bad score, then it can ruin a movie for me, or, at least, it will draw a lot of my attention to the score.

Quotes by Marco Beltrami

The back, it's frustrating. It's hard to figure out. You go to bed feeling good, and you wake up tight. It seems like, when you have a bad back, your whole body feels like crap.

Quotes by Marco Scutaro

I have always thought of myself as someone for equal rights. I don't mind being called a feminist, and I get really upset when female celebrities resist the title as if it's a bad thing, because it's a very good...

Quotes by Marcia Clark

No one law or set of laws will end horrific acts of violence, but Congress has an obligation to take action and make sure that terrorists and bad guys don't have easy access to guns in our country.

Quotes by Marc Veasey

No one knows what's a good idea or a bad idea until you try it.

Quotes by Marc Randolph

There's a lot of bad things going on but I didn't do nothing.

Quotes by Manute Bol

I've had good times and bad times. That's me. That's how I am.

Quotes by Marat Safin

I don't like anything I see of myself on screen. I might like one scene or a few shots, but mostly I feel bad and keep kicking myself.

Quotes by Manoj Bajpayee

Working manually is not considered bad in the U.S.

Quotes by Manoj Bhargava

Water is good, but if you have too much, you drown. So is water bad, or is it good? It's both.

Quotes by Manoj Bhargava

If you take going to the bench as a demotion or something that's terrible, you start with a bad attitude.

Quotes by Manu Ginobili

Even the bad moments, I'm proud of them too.

Quotes by Manu Ginobili

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.