Bad Influence Quotes

“Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman of destruction.”
― Criss Jami

“To be of good quality, you have to excuse yourself from the presence of shallow and callow minded individuals.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“You can believe in whatsoever you like, but the truth remains the truth, no matter how sweet the lie may taste.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“Just because you have stolen someone's heart, luckily owned and occupied as a home, doesn't give you the audacity to enforce hurtful policies.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“The only people you have to look out for in life are the people that don't care about anything or anyone. These are the people that end up teaching your children.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“You are an atrocious person! Since the day I met you I have become steadily more depraved.”
― Georgette Heyer, The Nonesuch

“Evil influence is like a nicotine patch, you cannot help but absorb what sticks to you.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

“Pressure has the power to create a diamond, but it has to be the "right" pressure.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Always be careful of where you run to. When the going gets tough, take it easy and slow down, else you venture into the den of lions.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“Only the bad can be influenced”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“They say I should stay away from you,” I said. “They said you’re not good for me.”
“I’m not,” he said with a wicked smile, “But doesn’t that make it even more fun?”
― Kassandra Cross, Black Magic

“Show me your friends and I'll show you your future.”
― Dan Pena

“Don't be a zombie for anyone, if your oppressor likes zombies, cinemas are not located in mars.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“Keeping bad company is like being in a germ-infested area. You never know what you’ll catch.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One

“It’s college,” Charlotte says with a shrug. “‘Smart but a bad influence’ describes like half the student body.”
― Tracy Deonn, Legendborn

“Bad people often end up as heroes.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, The Book of Maxims, Poems and Anecdotes

“The idea is quite simple, stay a light year away from people who make you feel less about yourself.”
― Mohith Agadi

“A complex world of intrigues and power play among couples has
combined to deny young people the love and attention they truly
deserve, more and more teenagers are leaving home to peer up with
bad influence which eventually lands them in jail for the lucky ones
and six feet under for the not so lucky.”
― Oche Otorkpa, The Unseen Terrorist

“Don't give people the chance to possess you with their negativity; their gibberish can look so charming, but it can't make you a better person.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“Every temptation comes with a choice.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, The Book of Maxims, Poems and Anecdotes

“Overthinking things will always lead to torment and adding delusional ideas without any solid evidence.”
― Wazim Shaw

“Here's what life is—here's what life boils down to, Joe. Life boils down to brutality. It's fucked. Life is brutal and fucked up. You may not see it now, but I'm older than you and I can tell you.”
― Noah Van Sciver, Saint Cole

“He was not good, and he was not mortal.

The sooner she realised that, the better it would be for her. If Camilla was sunshine, he was the darkest of nights. And if she wasn't careful, his shadows would snuff out her light. If only for the fleeting chance to possess her warmth before destroying it.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Throne of the Fallen

“He could guide anyone to the point of no return. He'd corral them with poetry, music, invoking the alcoholic gods that all died young. But we were so young, we didn't know we had anything we would miss.”
― Hannah Lillith Assadi, Sonora

“So many are the people
Who don’t teach us anything…
So many people do us a favor
Because they don’t teach us anything,
For if they did,
They’d kill many beautiful and alive parts in us…”
― Louis Yako, أنا زهرة برية [I am a Wildflower]

“When I was 18 I gifted my 11-year-old step cousin a copy of Rancid's "...And Out Come the Wolves." Because of this her side of the family blamed me for many things. Caught her smoking at 15? Rancid. Disappeared for a long weekend? The Girl's a Time Bomb. Posed nude for a magazine 3 days after turning 18? They just disowned me. I'm a bad influence it seems. I've been a bad influence for a long time.”
― Damon Thomas, More Snakes Than People: A Rural Gloom Graphic Novel

“You're such a bad influence,' I murmured as I placed my hand in his.'

Hawke curled his fingers around mine. The weight and warmth of his hand was a pleasant shock. 'Only the bad can be influenced, Princess.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“Tell you what, I'll make you a deal.'

'A deal?'

'If I do anything you don't like...' Hawke's hand slid down my thigh, causing my breath to catch. Through the dress, his hand closed over the dagger. 'I give you permission to stab me.'

'That would be excessive.'

'I was hoping you'd give me just a measly flesh wound,' he added. 'But it'd be worth finding out.'

I grinned. 'You're such a bad influence.'

'I think we've already established that only the bad can be influenced.'

'And I think I already told you that your logic is faulty.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash