Worse Quotes - page 20

It seems that almost every time a valuable natural resource is discovered in the world-whether it be diamonds, rubber, gold, oil, whatever-often what results is a tragedy for the country in which they are found. Making matters worse, the resulting riches from these resources rarely benefit the people of the country from which they come. (Edward Zwick)
But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse when I started playing this character, too. View quote
Fisher Stevens
I love the idea of leaving some of the original abstract thought in, because the problem is that when you pick up a pen you become a snob, your own worse critic. You edit yourself in a way that is non-creative. View quote
Glen Hansard
You can compromise between good, better, and best, and you can compromise between bad and worse and terrible. But you can't compromise between good and evil. And now people look at the other side as a completely different kind of animal and say, 'They are taking the country down the road to purgatory.' It's complete intolerance. View quote
Gary Ackerman
Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didn't even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet is far worse than it was 42 years ago. View quote
Gaylord Nelson
I ask myself: Would I have been any worse off if I had stayed home or lived on a farm instead of shock treatments and medication? View quote
Gene Tierney
Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse. View quote
George A. Sheehan
For me, I always wonder what's worse: an emotional betrayal or a physical betrayal? That's a really tough call. View quote
Hilarie Burton
If members of the security apparatus could, with impunity, keep from those elected by the people that which they're entitled to know - or worse, feed false information - those who could control the classified data could be the real decision makers. View quote
Harold H. Greene
I love California. It has such a strong contribution to the history of culture, and popular culture. For better and worse, of course. Even the worst can be interesting to some degree sometimes for somebody creative. View quote
Hedi Slimane
It's OK to argue with your friends. Guys can do it better than girls, usually, but if you ever get into a fight with a true friend or a spouse or a boyfriend, get it out, fight, be angry for five minutes, and then move past it. Don't let it fester; don't hold a grudge. If you do, that's when it will get worse and worse. (Ike Barinholtz)
I am divorced, and one of the things I am tremendously grateful for is that my ex-husband and I made a decision to go through mediation. I knew a trial would drag on for years, would cost me everything, but worse, would be devastating for our four small children. View quote
Jane Green
Adult actors are really childish, and that's nice to be around when you're a kid. So the big reason I wanted to be an actor was I really enjoyed actors' company - which probably makes me about as shallow as a puddle. But it could be worse. I could be working for a living. View quote
Jack Davenport
A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia. View quote
Jack Horner
Infidelity is horrible - there's nothing worse than that; it's devastating. View quote
Jessica Capshaw
The Irish Government can no longer stand by and see innocent people injured and perhaps worse. View quote
Jack Lynch
With the kinds of progress we're seeing in Africa, we have people who have a very high expectation, and often people think that, you know, things would happen overnight. But I want people to understand that sometimes it even gets worse before it gets better. View quote
John Dramani Mahama
Worse there cannot be; a better, I believe, there may be, by giving energy to the capital and skill of the country to produce exports, by increasing which, alone, can we flatter ourselves with the prospect of finding employment for that part of our population now unemployed. View quote
Joseph Hume
I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement. View quote
Ken Burns
Sometimes the more you think about an outfit the worse it gets. View quote
Koo Stark
Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse. (Kate Adie)
As a citizen of the post-historical variety, I am in continual mourning and prepared for worse. View quote
Kate Braverman
Any kind of restrictions put on free speech would have worse consequences than bullying. View quote
Lady Starlight
Perhaps there is no agony worse than the tedium I experienced waiting for Something to Happen. View quote
Lance Loud
It's bad when you fail morally. It's worse when you don't repent. View quote
Luis Palau