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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'm a bad artist. I'm lazy and untalented and bad.

Quotes by Lisa Hanawalt

If someone leaves me a bad review, I briefly fantasize about pushing them down a well.

Quotes by Lisa Hanawalt

Reading time is precious. Don't waste it. Reading bad books, or books that are wrong for a certain time in your life, can dangerously turn you off the activity altogether.

Quotes by Lionel Shriver

I didn't have the clothes that a kid with a famous, rich dad would have. I didn't have the house. I didn't have the mannerisms. I didn't have the sense of entitlement. And I don't mean that in a bad...

Quotes by Lisa Brennan-Jobs

The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas and throw the bad ones away.

Quotes by Linus Pauling

Helsinki isn't all that bad. It's a very nice city, and it's cold really only in wintertime.

Quotes by Linus Torvalds

If you start doing things because you hate others and want to screw them over, the end result is bad.

Quotes by Linus Torvalds

I lose sleep if I end up feeling bad about something I've said. Usually that happens when I send something out without having read it over a few times, or when I call somebody names.

Quotes by Linus Torvalds

My husband loves the '90s; he's an avid '90s movie watcher, and it drives me insane. Nothing real came out of the '90s! The bad bathing suits that came up too high on women's hips came out in the '90s!

Quotes by Lindsey McKeon

I'm not ashamed to admit that I've written some really bad songs and I've had some bad performances.

Quotes by Lindi Ortega

While I still have more good days than bad days, I'm going to keep playing.

Quotes by Lindsay Davenport

I feel that when I listen to music - not that it's bad - it's not emotional. It has a gimmick to it. It's selling something: the artist, the producer, something. The emotional capacity is very small, for the listener...

Quotes by Linda Perry

God bless Interlibrary Loan. I pay a lot of library fines. In the case of 'A Single Shard,' I was using books that hadn't been checked out in 30 years, so I didn't feel too bad.

Quotes by Linda Sue Park

That had been a real problem for me in the past - meeting people that were opportunists, so I had a few bad experiences where I really believed people cared about me, but they didn't.

Quotes by Limahl

In the best works of fiction, there's no mustache-twirling villain. I try to write shows where even the bad guy's got his reasons.

Quotes by Lin-Manuel Miranda

The first time I moved to L.A., I was there for five months, and my health got so bad because of how depressed I was.

Quotes by Lili Reinhart

You can get through life with bad manners, but it's easier with good manners.

Quotes by Lillian Gish

After being so bad I could hear the angels singing.

Quotes by Lillie Langtry

I believe whenever you're trying something new, it's always going to get some kind of bad reception.

Quotes by Lil Nas X

When the reviews are bad I tell my staff that they can join me as I cry all the way to the bank.

Quotes by Liberace

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.