35 Quotes About Bad Luck

Bad luck is the stuff of superstition, legend, and folklore. It’s an elusive thing that some believe is determined by fate or the powers of the universe. Others blame it on bad luck on their own behavior or lack thereof. No matter what your beliefs, bad luck is real and it can strike at any time Read more

So when you’re feeling unlucky, keep these inspirational and humorous quotes about bad luck in mind to remind yourself that things will eventually turn around.

When ill luck begins, it does not come in sprinkles,...
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When ill luck begins, it does not come in sprinkles, but in showers. Mark Twain
May be its mine bad-luck Or yours not to get...
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May be its mine bad-luck Or yours not to get me But I still have hope Of being yours Hasil Paudyal
Nothing seems to tempt fate more than mentioning the possibility...
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Nothing seems to tempt fate more than mentioning the possibility of something bad happening. Donald G. Firesmith
You did a politics project on a government that got...
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You did a politics project on a government that got overthrown on the due date? Man, did anybody ever tell you you've got no luck?"" I suspected it, " said Raymond ironically. Gordon Korman
The worm’s bad luck is the bird’s good fortune.
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The worm’s bad luck is the bird’s good fortune. Matshona Dhliwayo
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Dreaming of getting you I loosed everything Cheerfulness of smile And all the dreams of life Hasil Paudyal
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There is absolutely nothing feminine about the colour pink, or, anything bad-luck'ish about the colour black – in itself. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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We are confident that evil can never happen to us until it does Bangambiki Habyarimana
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I have always felt like a pawn... My skin color's been a curse, my missionary parents made me sober and intense, my school days brought me up against political crimes against Animals, my love life imploded and my lover died, and if I had any life's work of my own, I haven't found it yet, except in animal husbandry, if you could call it that. Gregory Maguire
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Luck comes and goes; you have to seize it. Bad luck comes and goes; it must be overcome. But I will never, never sit at the side of the road showing my wounds and shouting, 'It's destiny'! Jean Van Hamme
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When life gives you lemons, you don't make lemonade. You use the seeds to plant a whole orchard - an entire franchise! Or you could just stay on the Destiny Bus and drink lemonade someone else has made, from a can. Anthon St. Maarten
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Only very few people can remain unruffled by trouble. Anuradha Bhattacharyya
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I swear to God, that was the question. Sometimes, I think there's someone up there just sitting around thinking of ways to make me look like a complete moron. Seriously, I bet there's an angel or more likely a demon assigned just to me. And every day it gets up and asks itself what it can do to ruin my life. well, today it got an A plus Michael Thomas Ford
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Once I accepted the fact that I was bad luck, I shied away from group activities. And groups. And activities. I started spending a lot of time in my room, tucked under my covers reading books. There’s only so much damage a book can do, and I wasn’t worried about hurting myself. Accidentally hurting yourself is way better than hurting other people. Sure, I got lonely for a while. But getting invited to slumber parties just wasn’t worth the stress of wondering if I might accidentally burn down the house with my flat iron or be the only survivor of a freak sleepover massacre. And loneliness is just like everything else–if you endure it long enough, you get used to it. Paula Stokes
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As my nostrils filled with the stench of burnt hair and my friends scurried to clean up the mess, I thought, 'If your hair catches on fire while you're making a wish, does that mean it isn't coming true? Sarah Thebarge
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My problem was that I had bad luck. And I spoke up when I saw something wrong. I did it because I could, without having to worry about the fallout lasting years. And yes, there was always fallout. Gwenda Bond
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Do you believe that evil and tragedy are always planned? You don’t think Fortune has anything to do with it? Amy Neftzger
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Life for me is just a result of experiments being performed by far more developed creatures. Hasil Paudyal
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What makes you believe, that you are the only person with so much problems and bad luck? If you wear everyone’s shoes, you will certainly understand that the whole world is drowning in crisis and even you are not among them. M.F. Moonzajer
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Things rarely go exactly as we expect, but in the long run, they work out well for those who love God. His plan is higher than ours. Elizabeth B. Knaus
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But bad luck makes good stories. Bernard Evslin
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If you were crossing the road and saw a black cat passing, you may possibly get hit by a car, or a mail boy or the sky could rain in summer, possibly snow. Those were theories, none of them were true. It was like karma; it only happens to you if you believed in them. Myths, Cecilia called them. The guy looked frozen. This is silly, she thought. He could not be that affected by the cat. Cecilia had been working here for a year and she wasn’t struck by lightning, she was alive, of course, nobody chose the cat so this is why she was the oldest pet in the store. Basma Salem
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I'm as lucky as a bed of oysters on cioppino night. Nenia Campbell
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When it rains it pours and when it shines you get melanoma. Sol Luckman
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There is no such thing as bad luck, it is true only if you believe it to be. Dismiss all negative outlooks that enter your mind. Build your faith. Realize that you attract what you think, believe, and feel the most. It is not the words that create, but the feeling behind the words that has the true power. Jason Micheal Ratliff
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Today, a couple with 'just married' tags collided head-on with a hearse carrying two coffins in the back, both of a married couple that had previouslydied in a car accident. Anthony Liccione
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Do not feel sorry for the bad luck of people, because behind everyone’s misery is their own stupidity and laziness. M.F. Moonzajer
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Mother Mary of Anabolic Grace, we got Teras incoming?” He levels angry blue eyes on me. “You’re a hex, lady, dark luck, powerful bad juju, ken?”“ Only to people who try to kidnap me, ” I tell him sweetly, and March snorts, so I feel obliged to add, “Or rescue me…” And then Dina makes a pfft sound. “Or who travel with me…” My gaze sweeps around the darkened interior, trying to find an ally, but nobody will hold my eyes more than two seconds, it seems. “Fine, frag you all, I’m dark juju, bad luck, and you’re all doomed. . Ann Aguirre
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It's bad luck not to believe in luck. R.J. Lawrence
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If you believe in “luck”, always let it be good luck. Always choose to be "lucky", rather than "luckless".Be "happy", rather than "hapless". Donald L. Hicks
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Fortune frowns as often as he smiles, and you don’t want to be in his line of sight when he does. Amy Neftzger
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I'd never believed in luck. Never had any cause to. Never relied on it, because I never could. Lee Child
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You need to give money when someone gives you a knife. So the bad luck won't cut you. I wouldn't like it for you to be cut by the bad luck, Jimmy. Margaret Atwood
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How can you say that so casually? You're talking about the possible death of hundreds of people, yourself included." He gave a negligent shrug. "Wrong place, wrong time. Life sucks. Shannon K. Butcher