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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 love playing the bad girl.

Quotes by Kristen Renton

Bad improv happens with people who are inexperienced with each other and don't know the craft that well. But bad stand-up is something that could happen to someone at any level in their career.

Quotes by Kristen Schaal

I like to write and draw and paint, and my mom's an artist, so I think I get caught up in thinking, 'I'm afraid it's gonna be bad,' and it's hard for me to start sometimes.

Quotes by Kristen Wiig

I wish my memory weren't so bad. They tell me it's from all the football and boxing and the concussions that I got.

Quotes by Kris Kristofferson

I was in Nicaragua with the Sandinistas. I've argued for Leonard Peltier, Mumia Abu-Jamal, the United Farm Workers. I've been a radical for a long time. I guess it's too bad. I'd be more marketable as a right-wing redneck. But...

Quotes by Kris Kristofferson

As long as we depend on other women for self-esteem, using them as bad examples or fantasy versions - special, powerful - of ourselves, they remain stuck in a narcissistic version of themselves, too.

Quotes by Koren Zailckas

I've been on the other side where I know that a bad day at WWE beats the best day at Staples.

Quotes by Kofi Kingston

My mother thought Hollywood was a den of iniquity, and people came to terrible bad ends there.

Quotes by Kitty Carlisle

I've learned that there's a signature Metallica sound, and if we stray too far from that, our fans get impatient, or they just don't understand, or they miss the point. And I'm not saying that's a good thing or a...

Quotes by Kirk Hammett

I think the wall is stupid; it's a waste of the taxpayer's money. We need the money for job growth, infrastructure, 100 other things... it sends a bad message.

Quotes by Kirsten Gillibrand

In their ideological zeal, the feminists of the illiberal left don't seem to realize how they've given feminism a bad name.

Quotes by Kirsten Powers

Culture changes because of musicians and actors and actresses. There's a responsibility there. You may ignore the responsibility. You may choose to be a bad role model. But, you are a role model nonetheless.

Quotes by Kirk Cameron

When you make bad decisions bad things happen. And it was so simple. You know, the decisions you make are going to become the life that you live!

Quotes by Kirk Cousins

We've got to clear some of the room out of the prisons so we can put the bad guys in there, like the pedophiles and the politicians.

Quotes by Kinky Friedman

I'll sign anything except bad legislation.

Quotes by Kinky Friedman

It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.

Quotes by Kin Hubbard

Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught.

Quotes by Kin Hubbard

Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.

Quotes by Kin Hubbard

When you have a nightmare, you think, 'What caused this?' And then you can sometimes get the same scenario two or three nights, back to back. Or something really bad happens, and you feel absolutely sad and do not want...

Quotes by King Diamond

King Diamond was always more satanic than Mercyful Fate. And I'm not saying anything bad about Mercyful Fate - I love that band but sometimes people forget that King Diamond is the satanic philosophy through and through.

Quotes by King Diamond

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.