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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 know there is something out there and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad.

Quotes by Maggie Smith

I use my computer to take notes more and more because my handwriting is so bad. I'm a lefty and it's getting worse and worse.

Quotes by Maggie Haberman

If you're playing the bad guy, you have to find what you like about them.

Quotes by Mads Mikkelsen

Once you do one bad guy, usually all you get offered is bad guys.

Quotes by Mads Mikkelsen

I always try to find something I like about the bad guys and then try to find the mistakes and the flaws in the good guys.

Quotes by Mads Mikkelsen

When I'm good I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.

Mae West

When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better.

Mae West

I got to make 'Trishakti' with Arshad Warsi, who was a newcomer at that time. The movie took three years to complete and became dated by the time it was released. The movie did not even get a proper release...

Quotes by Madhur Bhandarkar

I do love that witches haven't really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves.

Quotes by Madchen Amick

Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves.

Quotes by Madchen Amick

Just because someone has a different political view or opinion than you doesn't make them a bad person.

Quotes by Maddie Marlow

I've got this weird thing where I wake up and put lotion all over, and when I go to sleep, I put lotion all over. I don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but it's shameless.

Quotes by Madelaine Petsch

There's something about America's sweetheart and America's bad boy. That juxtaposition is what everyone desires.

Quotes by Machine Gun Kelly

Tax cuts are like sex: When they are good, they are very, very good. And when they are bad, they are still pretty good.

Quotes by M. Stanton Evans

In China, we had some buildings that looked like the White House or wine bottles. All they seemed to represent was bad taste.

Quotes by Ma Yansong

Thriller novelists get asked - berated, sometimes - about whether their work glorifies bad behavior, even, exploits human tragedy for entertainment.

Quotes by M. J. Rose

For instance, 'The Sixth Sense' had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention.

Quotes by M. Night Shyamalan

I will not talk bad about the UFC.

Quotes by Lyoto Machida

Heroes aren't supposed to do bad things. That's what villains are for. So either the good supersedes the bad, or the bad makes it impossible to remember the good. We don't like it when such duality exists in one person....

Quotes by LZ Granderson

Even the toughest people have a backstory, and villains don't feel like they're the bad guys.

Quotes by Lynn Whitfield

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.