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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.

Words are potent weapons for all causes, good or bad.

Quotes by Manly Hall

A guy like Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather is used to fighting 12-rounders. Put them into the ring for three rounds against a top amateur boxer at a much faster pace, and they'll lose a fight, and how bad is...

Quotes by Mandy Bujold

Well, I'm not a critic, I'm just a worker. So, I'm always grateful for anything the critics say - good or bad.

Quotes by Mandy Patinkin

It isn't so bad getting old. It really isn't. As long as I can stay healthy.

Quotes by Mamie Van Doren

I don't consider any film of mine bad. I give all my films the importance they deserve. I look at all my roles with the same kind of seriousness.

Quotes by Mammootty

I would love to play just an all out bad guy who has fun being malicious. It would be totally unexpected, and that's what would make it exciting. Plus, bad guys don't see themselves as bad guys, so you could...

Quotes by Malcolm-Jamal Warner

A lot of the shows I have done, I'm often the only black guy and I have often had to play second or third fiddle. It isn't necessarily a bad thing if it is a strong ensemble cast. But I...

Quotes by Malik Yoba

Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.

Quotes by Malcolm Cowley

When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.

Quotes by Malcolm Forbes

We should be firing bad teachers.

Quotes by Malcolm Gladwell

I get hate mail. I get bad mail. People say they will boycott you or the team.

Quotes by Malcolm Jenkins

Bad humor is an evasion of reality; good humor is an acceptance of it.

Quotes by Malcolm Muggeridge

One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When...

Quotes by Maimonides

People go down bad paths and they make bad decisions, but it's always justified in their head.

Quotes by Maisie Williams

I have this really bad habit of doing things on the Internet and forgetting that the whole world is going to see it.

Quotes by Maisie Williams

There's some people that obviously abuse social networking or whatever, but I think it's a fantastic idea. I've never had any bad encounters with any of it.

Quotes by Maisie Williams

You know sometimes when you're in a really bad mood and you're not sure why? That's how I get sometimes.

Quotes by Maisie Williams

I like Jo Nesbo and Hakan Nesser. There are so many good books in the world. I don't want to spend time reading bad crime novels.

Quotes by Maj Sjowall

Race and class are extremely reliable indicators as to where one might find the good stuff, like parks and trees, and where one might find the bad stuff, like power plants and waste facilities.

Quotes by Majora Carter

When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.

Quotes by Mahmoud Darwish

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.