Skip to main content

Love & Passion Quote by Leif Garrett

"I believe in a higher power and I believe in good and bad, right and wrong. You sleep in the bed you make"

About this Quote

A former teen idol insisting on moral cause-and-effect is never just theology; it is damage control with a pulse. Leif Garrett’s line lands like a compact self-portrait: belief in “a higher power” gives him a vocabulary for order, while “good and bad, right and wrong” pulls the conversation away from celebrity gossip and toward accountability. He’s not asking to be excused by fame or pitied for circumstance. He’s staking out a harder stance: consequences are real, and they’re personal.

The phrasing is deliberately plain, almost blue-collar. That matters. Garrett isn’t performing philosophical nuance; he’s trying to sound like someone who’s learned things the expensive way. “You sleep in the bed you make” is the crucial pivot: a proverb, familiar enough to feel incontestable, carrying the subtext of confession without naming any specific sins. It signals, I’ve been reckless; I’ve also stopped arguing with the bill.

Culturally, this kind of statement is a classic post-crash move for pop figures whose public narrative has been shaped by excess, addiction, legal trouble, or tabloid spectacle. It’s an attempt to reclaim agency: not “the industry did this to me,” but “I did some of this to me.” The appeal is emotional, not doctrinal. He’s offering a framework that lets fans keep caring without pretending there was no wreckage: redemption as responsibility, not reinvention.

Quote Details

TopicEthics & Morality
SourceHelp us find the source
Cite

Citation Formats

APA Style (7th ed.)
Garrett, Leif. (2026, January 15). I believe in a higher power and I believe in good and bad, right and wrong. You sleep in the bed you make. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-believe-in-a-higher-power-and-i-believe-in-good-164150/

Chicago Style
Garrett, Leif. "I believe in a higher power and I believe in good and bad, right and wrong. You sleep in the bed you make." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-believe-in-a-higher-power-and-i-believe-in-good-164150/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I believe in a higher power and I believe in good and bad, right and wrong. You sleep in the bed you make." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-believe-in-a-higher-power-and-i-believe-in-good-164150/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

More Quotes by Leif Add to List
Leif Garrett on accountability, faith, and consequences
Click to enlarge Portrait | Landscape

About the Author

USA Flag

Leif Garrett (born November 8, 1961) is a Musician from USA.

20 more quotes available

View Profile

Similar Quotes

Alex Campbell, Politician