--- title: "13 Going Badly Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Going Badly quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Going Badly sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef0/catherynne-m-valente-375_badly_the-war-is-always-going-badly-1967706_1967706.png" --- > [“The war is always going badly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherynne-m-valente/the-war-is-always-going-badly/) [Catherynne M. Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherynne-m-valente/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef0/catherynne-m-valente-375_badly_the-war-is-always-going-badly-1967706_1967706.png) > [Rumours affect any club where things are going badly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thibaut-courtois/rumours-affect-any-club-where-things-are-going-badly/) [Thibaut Courtois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thibaut-courtois/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/thibaut-courtois-9556_affect_rumours-affect-any-club-where-things-are_3051990.jpg) > [I know my career is going badly because I'm being quoted correctly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/i-know-my-career-is-going-badly-because-i-m-being-quoted-correctly/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/lee-marvin-20297_career_i-know-my-career-is-going-badly-because_901984.png) > [It is alright when things are going well, but everyone always says it is how you deal with things when they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-james/it-is-alright-when-things-are-going-well-but-everyone-always-says-it/) [Daniel James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/816/daniel-james-13179_alright_it-is-alright-when-things-are-going-well_73502.jpg) > [I function better when things are going badly than when they're as smooth as whipped cream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/i-function-better-when-things-are-going-badly-than-when-they-re-as/) [Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a88/walt-disney-722_cream_i-function-better-when-things-are-going_2916915.jpg) > [You can't think you're God when you score an important goal or the worst player around when its going badly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alvaro-morata/you-can-t-think-you-re-god-when-you-score-an-important-goal-or-the/) [Alvaro Morata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alvaro-morata/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/alvaro-morata-5511_around_you-can-t-think-you-re-god-when-you-scor_2585380.jpg) > [We all don't like when things are going badly, but this is a challenge to yourself, you have to challenge yourself always.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-rudiger/we-all-don-t-like-when-things-are-going-badly-but-this-is-a-challenge/) [Antonio Rudiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-rudiger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa3/antonio-rudiger-5591_always_we-all-don-t-like-when-things-are-going_1292411.jpg) > [Love removes the world for you, and just as surely when it's going well as when it's going badly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-munro/love-removes-the-world-for-you-and-just-as-surely-when-it-s-going/) [Alice Munro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-munro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76b/alice-munro-1231_badly_love-removes-the-world-for-you-and-just_1409349.png) > [I've learnt that from stand-up - you should always worry that it's going to go badly, otherwise you're too laissez faire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-widdicombe/i-ve-learnt-that-from-stand-up-you-should-always-worry-that-it-s/) [Josh Widdicombe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-widdicombe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad6/josh-widdicombe-9326_always_i-ve-learnt-that-from-stand-up-you-shoul_660857.jpg) > [The greatest measure of a human being isn't how he handles himself when things are going well, but how he handles himself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-vincent-peale/the-greatest-measure-of-a-human-being-isn-t-how-he-handles-himself/) [Norman Vincent Peale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-vincent-peale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/961/norman-vincent-peale-539_defeat_the-greatest-measure-of-a-human-being-is_3149173.jpg) > [I had two hard seasons at Tottenham, and when it's going badly, when you're not getting games, when people are criticising you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-bent/i-had-two-hard-seasons-at-tottenham-and-when-it-s-going-badly-when/) [Darren Bent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-bent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/115/darren-bent-6427_football_i-had-two-hard-seasons-at-tottenham-and_2927352.jpg) > [“Everything is going badly because at this moment the morbid conscience has an essential interest in not recovering from its own sickness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-artaud/everything-is-going-badly-because-at-this-moment-the-morbid/) [Antonin Artaud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-artaud/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/939/antonin-artaud-3802_conscience_everything-is-going-badly-because-at-thi_1495013.png) > [In the world of comedy, there's this: "If it's going badly, get off. If it's going well, get off". You can't argue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-murray/in-the-world-of-comedy-there-s-this-if-it-s-going-badly-get-off-if-it/) [Al Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-murray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d4/al-murray-28519_arguing_in-the-world-of-comedy-there-s-this-if-i_1443586.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/going-badly/#itemlist", "name": "Going Badly Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The war is always going badly.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Catherynne M. 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