Goodness has no opposite. Most of us consider goodness as the opposite of the bad or evil and so throughout history in any culture goodness has been considered the other face of that which is brutal. So man has always struggled against evil in order to be good; but goodness can never come into being if there is any form of violence or struggle.
Bad, quirky poetry might be better than some of the good stuff, because it really comes from the heart.
You can only be in a bad mood for so long before you have to face up to the fact that it isn't a bad mood at all; it's just your sucky personality.
Whatever I do might be good, it might be bad, it might be all sorts of things, but it's not mediocre.
Sometimes in life if you wanna do something good, you gotta do something bad.
What is bad? All that proceeds from weakness
Magic isn't inherently evil. But it does seem to be terribly bad for people.
Dogs are not like cats, who amusingly tolerate humans only until someone comes up with a tin opener that can be operated with a paw. Men made dogs, they took wolves and gave them human things - unnecessary intelligence, names, a desire to belong, and a twitching inferiority complex. All dogs dream wolf dreams, and know they're dreaming of biting their Maker. Every dog knows, deep in his heart, that he is a Bad Dog.
I guess you have to be a little arrogant to be a writer. I decided early on that just because a lot of other writers were bothered by getting bad reviews didn't really mean that the things were particularly important. By the same token, the good ones didn't mean all that much either. So I just forget about reviews and I wrote what I wanted.
People believe that radical Islamic terrorism has not been defeated. They don't much like ObamaCare, they think it's been a bad deal for many Americans. They certainly think everyday affordability is elusive to them.
I have very little faith that I'll ever find someone. I've had some bad luck and I've made some bad choices - not in men, but in how I've chosen to deal with relationships.
There's no thief like a bad movie.
There is an old saying "well begun is half done"-'tis a bad one. I would use instead-Not begun at all 'til half done.
Acting is all about being truthful. I'm really bad at lying. I'm one of the worst liars I know.
The funny thing is that my husband couldn't be sweeter. He looks like this bad boy. He's got tattoos and earrings and a mohawk, but when you talk to him and he's around you, he's such a gentleman. He holds doors for ladies. He pulls out chairs. He cooks. He cleans.
Biker chicks want the bad boy.
Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.
Mean-spirited mediocrities, especially those with a smattering of learning, are the most likely to be opinionated. Only strong minds know how to correct their opinions and abandon a bad position.
It is an inwariable rule with the dealers to praise the bad points and let the good 'uns speak for themselves.
My grandma always said bad things don't last forever.