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Demotivate

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A member recently started a tread looking for inspirational quotes. I'd like to start a tangent on that, demotivating quotes. Here's two start: Every corpse on Everest was once a motivated person. The harder you try, the more it hurts when you fail.
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As one door closes, another two shut.
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In response to the statement “well, it was good experience” as applied to a failed effort:

“Experience is what you get, when you didn’t get what you wanted.”
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“Bad decisions make good stories.” - Ellis Vidler
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Nanohedron wrote:“Bad decisions make good stories.” - Ellis Vidler
I think this counts as inspirational, sort of a "When life gives you lemons" sentiment. You will have to to better, or in this case, worse for this thread. :D
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Okay. How about this:

“Accept that you're just a product, not a gift.”
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"Believe in yourself

Because the rest of us think you're an idiot."

This and many others available at https://despair.com. Enjoy.
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Hard work may pay off later. Laziness pays off now.

Hooray for Despair.com!
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Tunborough wrote:"Believe in yourself

Because the rest of us think you're an idiot."
And it's variant, "Jesus loves you; everyone else thinks you're an asshole".
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I've seen that on a T shirt.
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"Don't put off till tomorrow that which can be done the following day." -- Mark Twain

A pessimist is a realist with experience.

The workplace is like a tree full of monkeys. Those at the top crap all over the lower ones. Those below look up and see a bunch of a**holes.
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@Charlie I first read the "Don't put off.." quote in Robin Williamson's book, "The Penny Whistle Book" in reference to the tune, "Daniel of the Sun"

That which is not dead which can eternal lie. In strange eons even death may die.
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Nanohedron wrote:Okay. How about this:

“Accept that you're just a product, not a gift.”
There. Now you are living up to your full potential. :D
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busterbill wrote:
Nanohedron wrote:Okay. How about this:

“Accept that you're just a product, not a gift.”
There. Now you are living up to your full potential. :D
I don't agree. In my country right now, that would count as inspirational.
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I like this one:

Never. Give up.
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