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title: "11 Bad Apples Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [Yes, there are bad apples, but I do feel journalists do a good job, often in very difficult circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-barton/yes-there-are-bad-apples-but-i-do-feel-journalists-do-a-good-job/)

[Fiona Barton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-barton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/fiona-barton-14833_bad_yes-there-are-bad-apples-but-i-do-feel-j_258040.jpg)

> [Bad friends are like bad apples, just leave them to rot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/bad-friends-are-like-bad-apples-just-leave-them-to-rot/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/289/anonymous-1_bad-friend_bad-friends-are-like-bad-apples-just-lea_558339.jpg)

> [If you put good apples into a bad situation, you’ll get bad apples.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-put-good-apples-into-a-bad-situation-you-ll-get-bad-apples/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [There's bad apples in every type of job, whether it's sports or normal day-to-day jobs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-weidman/there-s-bad-apples-in-every-type-of-job-whether-it-s-sports-or-normal/)

[Chris Weidman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-weidman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/chris-weidman-4251_apples_there-s-bad-apples-in-every-type-of-job_770524.png)

> [Anonymity should not be taken away from everyone just because of a few bad apples.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrick-brennan/anonymity-should-not-be-taken-away-from-everyone-just-because-of-a/)

[Fredrick Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrick-brennan/)

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> [a few bad apples is no reason not to visit the orchard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-weisberger/a-few-bad-apples-is-no-reason-not-to-visit-the-orchard/)

[Lauren Weisberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-weisberger/)

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> [“ …like it or not, there’ll be some bad apples out there, and sometimes you might find yourself mixed up with one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nico-jaye/like-it-or-not-there-ll-be-some-bad-apples-out-there-and-sometimes/)

[Nico Jaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nico-jaye/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a19/nico-jaye-91099_apples_like-it-or-not-there-ll-be-some-bad-appl_2360909.jpg)

> [ “\[...\]finding a few bad apples out of millions would be difficult. Our odds would improve if we could somehow trick the bad… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-d-levitt/finding-a-few-bad-apples-out-of-millions-would-be-difficult-our-odds/)

[Steven D. Levitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-d-levitt/)

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> [There's bad apples in whatever way you want to group people - doesn't matter if it's religious, political or social. The big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/there-s-bad-apples-in-whatever-way-you-want-to-group-people-doesn-t/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-de-lint/)

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> [“If you're MAKING IT, HAPPY, KIND and LOVING to others and are told you're a good person by many, that is what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-hannold/if-you-re-making-it-happy-kind-and-loving-to-others-and-are-told-you/)

[Cliff Hannold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-hannold/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/cliff-hannold-59172_friends_if-you-re-making-it-happy-kind-and-lovin_3199318.jpg)

> [“Once upon a time, my government turned my city into a police state, kidnapped me, and tortured me. When I got free,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-doctorow/once-upon-a-time-my-government-turned-my-city-into-a-police-state/)

[Cory Doctorow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-doctorow/)

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