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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.

As bad as it might be to destroy a creature made in God's image, it might be very much worse to be creating them after images of one's own.

Quotes by Leon Kass

One could look over the past century and ask oneself, has the increased longevity been good, bad or indifferent?

Quotes by Leon Kass

Obviously, nobody likes to read or hear about anyone having a bad experience in our hospitals.

Quotes by Leo Varadkar

The best way to break a bad habit is to drop it.

Quotes by Leo Aikman

I have learned that any fool can write a bad ad, but that it takes a real genius to keep his hands off a good one.

Quotes by Leo Burnett

That scene in 'The Purge' where my kids, Mary's kids, are in danger was really crazy for me, because I suddenly... I have my methods as an actor, so I went to the place of 'If somebody came near my...

Quotes by Lena Headey

After I got over the terrible pain of having something of mine taken from me, I began to think how bad everybody else must be feeling. It wasn't a nice time.

Quotes by Lena Horne

It's much easier for people to compare wages or identify bad employers or discuss bad labor practices in the Internet economy than it was in, say, a factory environment, where that stuff wasn't usually published or available.

Quotes by Leila Janah

Well you know, the big trick with 'Saw,' the sleight of hand that you have to pull off is that - spoiler alert - the bad guy, the antagonist, is right there in front of your face, literally.

Quotes by Leigh Whannell

Any of us directing at Pixar, whether it's our first time or not, feel a lot of pressure to not make a bad Pixar film.

Quotes by Lee Unkrich

Bad guys have always been my bag... I look mean without even trying.

Quotes by Lee Van Cleef

Then I got a bad back injury, and they thought I wasn't going to have any feeling in my legs.

Quotes by Lee Majors

I love Marlon Brando. Never seem him bad, just less good.

Quotes by Lee Marvin

I was on Saipan when I got hit. Not too bad, but bad enough to hamper me if I stayed. I was hit in my left buttocks just below the belt line.

Quotes by Lee Marvin

People who don't believe in God may have their own way of justifying some bad act they have committed.

Quotes by Lee Greenwood

I used to not stutter any. Oh, I did when I was a kid, I stuttered, I had a bad stutter until I was probably between the second and third grade and a guy got rid of it for me.

Quotes by Lee Hazlewood

When I explain to people what was the situation in North Korea, they think, how can such a country exist? They know North Korea is bad in some vague way, not clearly. But when we explain it, they then wonder...

Quotes by Lee Hyeon-seo

As bad as some of the teams in the NFL seem to be, they all have way more talent than any college.

Quotes by Lee Corso

Twitter can be great and very bad.

Quotes by LeAnn Rimes

I'm living life as best I can - but I'm not exempt from failure and making bad choices.

Quotes by LeAnn Rimes

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.