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  • Adversity

    Adversity

    \r\nThat which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.

    © Despair, Inc.

    Despair, Inc.
  • Agony

    Not all pain is gain.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Ambition

    The journey of a thousand miles sometimes ends very, very badly.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Beauty

    If you’re attractive enough on the outside, people will forgive you for being irritating to the core.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Bitterness

    Never be afraid to share your dreams with the world, because there’s nothing the world loves more than the taste of really sweet dreams.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Change

    It’s a short trip from riding the waves of change to being torn apart by the jaws of defeat.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Conformity

    When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Delusions

    There is no greater joy than soaring high on the wings of your dreams, except maybe the joy of watching a dreamer who has nowhere to land but in the ocean of reality.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Destiny

    You were meant for me. Perhaps as a punishment.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Do it Later

    The early worm is for the birds.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Doubt

    In the battle between you and the world, bet on the world.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Dysfunction

    The only consistent feature in all of your dissatisfying relationships is you.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Elitism

    It’s lonely at the top, but it’s comforting to look down upon everyone at the bottom.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Humiliation

    The harder you try, the dumber you look.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Inspiration

    Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99% perspiration, which is why engineers sometimes smell really bad.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Laziness

    Success is a journey, not a destination. So stop running.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Madness

    Madness does not always howl. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “Hey, is there room in your head for one more?”

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Overconfidence

    Before you attempt to beat the odds, be sure you could survive the odds beating you.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Potential

    Not everyone gets to be an astronaut when they grow up.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Planning

    Much work remains to be done before we can announce our total failure to make any progress.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Quality

    The race for quality has no finish line- so technically, it’s more like a death march.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Strife

    As long as we have each other, we’ll never run out of problems.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Sacrifice

    Your role may be thankless, but if you’re willing to give it your all, you just might bring success to those who outlast you.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Underachievement

    The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower.

    © Despair, Inc.

  • Wishes

    When you wish upon a falling star, your dreams can come true. Unless it’s really a meteorite hurtling to the Earth which will destroy all life. Then you’re pretty much hosed no matter what you wish for. Unless it’s death by meteor.

    © Despair, Inc.

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Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.