--- title: "14 Bad Quality Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 14 Bad Quality quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Bad Quality sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2b/brian-eno-776_bad-qualities_it-s-amazing-how-quickly-people-get-used_2397634.jpg" --- > [It's amazing how quickly people get used to bad quality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-eno/it-s-amazing-how-quickly-people-get-used-to-bad-quality/) [Brian Eno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-eno/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2b/brian-eno-776_bad-qualities_it-s-amazing-how-quickly-people-get-used_2397634.jpg) > [Also, bad quality causes big disruptions in my river system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taiichi-ohno/also-bad-quality-causes-big-disruptions-in-my-river-system/) [Taiichi Ohno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taiichi-ohno/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/taiichi-ohno-21363_bad-qualities_also-bad-quality-causes-big-disruptions_2679489.jpg) > [The ego is a very bad quality. Ego sees everything as sep­arate; it sees everything as dual. You must remove this ego…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sathya-sai-baba/the-ego-is-a-very-bad-quality-ego-sees-everything-as-sep-arate-it/) [Sathya Sai Baba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sathya-sai-baba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca1/sathya-sai-baba-712_bad-qualities_the-ego-is-a-very-bad-quality-ego-sees-e_1878564.png) > [“A Muslim must not hate his wife and if he be displeased with one bad quality in her, then let him be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-muslim-must-not-hate-his-wife-and-if-he-be-displeased-with-one-bad/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/823/anonymous-1_islam_a-muslim-must-not-hate-his-wife-and-if-h_1161136.jpg) > [Flesh-meats will depreciate the blood. Cook meat with spices, and eat it with rich cakes and pies, and you have a bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-g-white/flesh-meats-will-depreciate-the-blood-cook-meat-with-spices-and-eat/) [Ellen G. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-g-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/121/ellen-g-white-1229_blood_flesh-meats-will-depreciate-the-blood-co_75364.jpg) > [Among other things, I use a Samsung mobile phone, a very bad quality video camera, and an old Olympus with extremely bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-jackson/among-other-things-i-use-a-samsung-mobile-phone-a-very-bad-quality/) [Alison Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91a/alison-jackson-16728_among_among-other-things-i-use-a-samsung-mobil_1151684.jpg) > [When I had my first camera - I was a child of the '80s. I remember what it was like reusing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harmony-korine/when-i-had-my-first-camera-i-was-a-child-of-the-80s-i-remember-what/) [Harmony Korine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harmony-korine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/harmony-korine-8808_again_when-i-had-my-first-camera-i-was-a-child_2660479.jpg) > [The Eisenhower Building - the furniture is mismatched; everything is just bad decor and bad quality. Everybody's looking down at their Blackberry.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-hale/the-eisenhower-building-the-furniture-is-mismatched-everything-is/) [Tony Hale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-hale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/tony-hale-14096_bad_the-eisenhower-building-the-furniture-is_2121095.jpg) > [Discourtesy does not spring merely from one bad quality, but from several--from foolish vanity, from ignorance of what is due to others,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-de-la-bruyere/discourtesy-does-not-spring-merely-from-one-bad-quality-but-from/) [Jean de la Bruyere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-de-la-bruyere/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_bad-qualities_discourtesy-does-not-spring-merely-from_3033466.png) > [“stats say relationships decline when a baby’s in the picture but the truth is, if the camera doesn’t take good pictures now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xayaat-muhummed/stats-say-relationships-decline-when-a-baby-s-in-the-picture-but-the/) Xayaat Muhummed [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54a/xayaat-muhummed-287590_broken-families_stats-say-relationships-decline-when-a-b_2208694.jpg) > [Truth is a point, the subtlest and finest; harder than adamant; never to be broken, worn away, or blunted. Its only bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-savage-landor/truth-is-a-point-the-subtlest-and-finest-harder-than-adamant-never-to/) [Walter Savage Landor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-savage-landor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/walter-savage-landor-1404_adamant_truth-is-a-point-the-subtlest-and-finest_2009204.jpg) > [“Dragons are notable for their lust for gold, not a bad quality taken in moderation. Dragons are immune to fire, obviously. All…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stephens/dragons-are-notable-for-their-lust-for-gold-not-a-bad-quality-taken/) [John Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stephens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ee/john-stephens-33780_dragon_dragons-are-notable-for-their-lust-for-g_2854769.png) > [“The veil of forgetfulness that divides eternity in two has its own powerful justifications. Philip Barlow, a modern religious scholar, has written…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terryl-l-givens/the-veil-of-forgetfulness-that-divides-eternity-in-two-has-its-own/) [Terryl L. Givens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terryl-l-givens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94f/terryl-l-givens-20241_good-and-bad_the-veil-of-forgetfulness-that-divides-e_2824837.jpg) > [“From \*the form of time and of the single dimension\* of the series of representations, on account of which the intellect, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-schopenhauer/from-the-form-of-time-and-of-the-single-dimension-of-the-series-of/) [Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-schopenhauer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc4/arthur-schopenhauer-226_another-time_from-the-form-of-time-and-of-the-single_1081888.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-quality/#itemlist", "name": "Bad Quality Quotes", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's amazing how quickly people get used to bad quality.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Eno" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-eno/it-s-amazing-how-quickly-people-get-used-to-bad-quality/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2b/brian-eno-776_bad-qualities_it-s-amazing-how-quickly-people-get-used_2397634.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2b/brian-eno-776_bad-qualities_it-s-amazing-how-quickly-people-get-used_2397634.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2b/brian-eno-776_bad-qualities_it-s-amazing-how-quickly-people-get-used_2397634.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's amazing how quickly people get used to bad quality.” — Brian Eno", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Also, bad quality causes big disruptions in my river system.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Taiichi Ohno" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taiichi-ohno/also-bad-quality-causes-big-disruptions-in-my-river-system/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/taiichi-ohno-21363_bad-qualities_also-bad-quality-causes-big-disruptions_2679489.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/taiichi-ohno-21363_bad-qualities_also-bad-quality-causes-big-disruptions_2679489.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/taiichi-ohno-21363_bad-qualities_also-bad-quality-causes-big-disruptions_2679489.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Also, bad quality causes big disruptions in my river system.” — Taiichi Ohno", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The ego is a very bad quality. 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It's a fascinating contrast.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony Hale" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-hale/the-eisenhower-building-the-furniture-is-mismatched-everything-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/tony-hale-14096_bad_the-eisenhower-building-the-furniture-is_2121095.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/tony-hale-14096_bad_the-eisenhower-building-the-furniture-is_2121095.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/tony-hale-14096_bad_the-eisenhower-building-the-furniture-is_2121095.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Eisenhower Building - the furniture is mismatched; everything is just bad decor and bad quality…” — Tony Hale", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Discourtesy does not spring merely from one bad quality, but from several--from foolish vanity, from ignorance of what is due to others, from indolence, from stupidity, from distraction of thought, from contempt of others, from jealousy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jean de la Bruyere" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-de-la-bruyere/discourtesy-does-not-spring-merely-from-one-bad-quality-but-from/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_bad-qualities_discourtesy-does-not-spring-merely-from_3033466.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_bad-qualities_discourtesy-does-not-spring-merely-from_3033466.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/jean-de-la-bruyere-575_bad-qualities_discourtesy-does-not-spring-merely-from_3033466.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Discourtesy does not spring merely from one bad quality, but from several--from foolish vanity, from…” — Jean de la Bruyere", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“stats say relationships decline when a baby’s in the picture but the truth is, if the camera doesn’t take good pictures now, the pictures will always be bad quality, no matter the lighting, no matter the scenery don’t take my word for it look at the iphone adverts”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Xayaat Muhummed" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xayaat-muhummed/stats-say-relationships-decline-when-a-baby-s-in-the-picture-but-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54a/xayaat-muhummed-287590_broken-families_stats-say-relationships-decline-when-a-b_2208694.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54a/xayaat-muhummed-287590_broken-families_stats-say-relationships-decline-when-a-b_2208694.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54a/xayaat-muhummed-287590_broken-families_stats-say-relationships-decline-when-a-b_2208694.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“stats say relationships decline when a baby’s in the picture but the truth is, if the camera doesn’t take…” — Xayaat Muhummed", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Truth is a point, the subtlest and finest; harder than adamant; never to be broken, worn away, or blunted. Its only bad quality is, that it is sure to hurt those who touch it; and likely to draw blood, perhaps the life blood, of those who press earnestly upon it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Walter Savage Landor" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-savage-landor/truth-is-a-point-the-subtlest-and-finest-harder-than-adamant-never-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/walter-savage-landor-1404_adamant_truth-is-a-point-the-subtlest-and-finest_2009204.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/walter-savage-landor-1404_adamant_truth-is-a-point-the-subtlest-and-finest_2009204.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/walter-savage-landor-1404_adamant_truth-is-a-point-the-subtlest-and-finest_2009204.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Truth is a point, the subtlest and finest; harder than adamant; never to be broken, worn away, or blunted…” — Walter Savage Landor", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Dragons are notable for their lust for gold, not a bad quality taken in moderation. Dragons are immune to fire, obviously. All dragons are terrifically vain, indeed as to who is more vain, a dragon or an elf, I would not want to be the one to decide. Hint: an elf. A dragon should never be engaged in conversation as they are inveterate liars and tricksters, though if you're actually talking to a dragon, you're pretty much toast anyway. 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Dragons are immune to…” — John Stephens", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The veil of forgetfulness that divides eternity in two has its own powerful justifications. Philip Barlow, a modern religious scholar, has written eloquently of the surprising value of the veil: My impression is that, informed and animated by a thoughtful faith in a wider horizon, the veil quite properly funnels the bulk of our attention to the here and now: on the time, people, problems, and opportunities of this day, this moment. Despite glimpses of eternal purposes that come as gifts and hopes, my life unfolds in tremendous, all-but-complete ignorance of our mysterious universe. There is no proving God to others. Ultimate reality is not something we know; it is something in which we put our trust. . . . The veil is not a curse or cause for existential lament. It is necessary to our stage of progression as beings. While we search, listen, and pray for comfort and direction beyond our sphere, the veil—the necessary epistemic distance from this “beyond”—affords us freedom for independent action not possible if we could literally and readily see God smiling or frowning at each move. And freedom independently to discern and choose between good and evil (morality) and good and bad (quality) is at the core of our purpose, as the powerful mythos of Genesis suggests. The”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Terryl L. 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Givens", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“From *the form of time and of the single dimension* of the series of representations, on account of which the intellect, in order to take up one thing, must drop everything else, there follows not only the intellect’s distraction, but also its *forgetfulness*. Most of what it has dropped it never takes up again, especially as the taking up again is bound to the principle of sufficient reason, and thus requires an occasion which the association of ideas and motivation have first to provide. Yet this occasion may be the remoter and the smaller, the more our susceptibility to it is enhanced by interest in the subject. But, as I have already shown in the essay *On the Principle of Sufficient Reason*, memory is not a receptacle, but a mere faculty, acquired by practice, of bringing forth any representations at random, so that these have always to be kept in practice by repetition, otherwise they are gradually lost. Accordingly, the knowledge even of the scholarly head exists only *virtualiter* as an acquired practice in producing certain representations. *Actualiter*, on the other hand, it is restricted to one particular representation, and for the moment is conscious of this one alone. Hence there results a strange contrast between what a man knows *potentia* and what he knows *actu*, in other words, between his knowledge and his thinking at any moment. The former is an immense and always somewhat chaotic mass, the latter a single, distinct thought. The relation is like that between the innumerable stars of the heavens and the telescope’s narrow field of vision; it stands out remarkably when, on some occasion, a man wishes to bring to distinct recollection some isolated fact from his knowledge, and time and trouble are required to look for it and pick it out of that chaos. Rapidity in doing this is a special gift, but depends very much on the day and the hour; therefore sometimes memory refuses its service, even in things which, at another time, it has ready at hand. This consideration requires us in our studies to strive after the attainment of correct insight rather than an increase of learning, and to take to heart the fact that the *quality* of knowledge is more important than its quantity. Quantity gives books only thickness; quality imparts thoroughness as well as style; for it is an *intensive* dimension, whereas the other is merely extensive. It consists in the distinctness and completeness of the concepts, together with the purity and accuracy of the knowledge of perception that forms their foundation. Therefore the whole of knowledge in all its parts is permeated by it, and is valuable or troubling accordingly. With a small quantity but good quality of knowledge we achieve more than with a very great quantity but bad quality.\" —from_The World as Will and Representation_. Translated from the German by E. F. J. 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