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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'd just like to be able to walk outside as everyone does and enjoy time with my friends, not feel bad for not wanting to take a picture.

Quotes by Liam Payne

What people tend to forget is the journey that I had getting to Formula One. There were plenty of years where I had to learn about losing and having bad races.

Quotes by Lewis Hamilton

If you wish to draw off the people from a bad or wicked custom, you must beat up for a march; you must make an excitement, do something that everybody will notice.

Quotes by Lewis Tappan

Any species capable of producing, at this earliest, juvenile stage of its development... the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, cannot be all bad.

Quotes by Lewis Thomas

Republicans have nothing but bad ideas and Democrats have no ideas.

Quotes by Lewis Black

If you take yourself too seriously, something like a bad review could put you off your stride.

Quotes by Lewis Capaldi

My mum and dad have made Twitter accounts, and they will send me links if there is a bad review and tell me they'll find out where the reviewer lives.

Quotes by Lewis Capaldi

Legally, many contractors are required to pay a prevailing wage. However, bad actors often find ways to get around this requirement.

Quotes by Letitia James

I'm not terribly athletic. And... there's a lot of things I'm not good at. And if it makes anybody feel better, I was really a pretty bad math student growing up.

Quotes by Lester Holt

There is so much bad manners and oafishness in large corporations.

Quotes by Letitia Baldrige

I don't ever knock anybody; that's bad manners.

Quotes by Letitia Baldrige

I ate ants. They weren't that bad.

Quotes by Leslie Hope

I used to believe that hurting would make you more alive to the hurting of others. I used to believe in feeling bad because somebody else did. Now I'm not so sure of either.

Quotes by Leslie Jamison

I've just had some bad news. Tomorrow is the mother in law's funeral. And she's cancelled it.

Quotes by Les Dawson

I always say getting my bachelor's was the single hardest thing I've done in my life. Once I got to university, I was working harder than I ever had before and, for the first time in my life, I was...

Quotes by Leroy Chiao

If I play bad, then it's not like I don't care.

Quotes by Leroy Sane

I might say that when the settlement was made the Nixon administration issued what they called a second inflation alert in which the General Motors settlement was branded as being inflationary and bad for the country.

Quotes by Leonard Woodcock

When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That's about all you can do.

Quotes by Leonard Cohen

I don't have many Russian friends. My childhood friends are dead - either from bad health, or they died in perestroika.

Quotes by Leon Max

I got out of the music industry many years ago. I had a charlatan for a producer who I wanted nothing to do with. He's dead now, so I guess I can't beat that horse any more. It left a...

Quotes by Leon Redbone

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.