I grew up pretty much prevented from knowing anything from Communist China except that they were the bad guys that stole our country. – Ang Lee
An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children. – Benjamin Disraeli
Traditional autobiography has generally had a poor press. The novelist Daphne du Maurier condemned all examples of this literary form as self-indulgent. Others have quipped that autobiography reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory. – Craig Venter
The best cure for one’s bad tendencies is to see them fully developed in someone else. – Alain de Botton
I’ve loved thrillers and spy stories since I was a kid. It’s probably not a bad rule of thumb to write the kinds of stories you love to read. – Barry Eisler
You can feel like, ‘I look really bad’, but to other people you can be really gorgeous. – Ashley Tisdale
You might get some serial killers who are born with a chip missing, but for the most part I don’t think anyone is born bad. – Benicio Del Toro
Start-ups often die in the first 18 to 24 months because of formative mistakes, like choosing a bad co-founder or the wrong corporate entity or an inappropriate platform. Ninety percent of the companies the Founder Institute has created are alive because we’ve helped them avoid those mistakes. – Adeo Ressi
There’s nothing worse than bad scatting, except maybe bad mouth trumpet. Mouth trumpet may sound like a trumpet, but it’s really more like playing a kazoo. The instant you do your solo, the audience has a bit of a chuckle. – Bria Skonberg
I am severely distracted these days. It’s hard to sit in front of the computer, uploading bad music for hours, when you have a wonderful boyfriend who treats you like a Goddess. – April Winchell
The most important thing is readers. I’ve got a huge Twitter following, but I don’t really think it sells books; I don’t think a huge Facebook following sells books – although these things aren’t bad, of course. – Bob Mayer
Somehow, what’s in our hearts, good or bad is eventually translated into words and deeds. – Andy Stanley
Actually what I’d like is to have a reputation as someone who’s been wild and gone straight, but without having to go through the trouble of being bad. – Ben Barnes
I believe when things are going well, there’s pressure, and when things are going bad, there’s pressure. The pressure is more on the outside than inside. – Alia Bhatt
I’m going to go down swinging… I’m sure as heck not going to go home and say I had a bad tournament. – Andre Agassi
I went on Ellen once, and even then, I was just a bad performer. It was nerve-racking at first playing in front of all her fans who really wanted to see her. Her fans are so young and accepting to new people, and it helped that they knew ‘Marvin Gaye,’ too. – Charlie Puth
