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After Hours

Images: Demotivators strike again

By Bill Detwiler April 21, 2006, 12:02 AM PDT Bill Detwiler on Twitter billdetwiler

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Adversity
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Images: Demotivators strike again

Despair, Inc.

Adversity

rnThat which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.

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Despair, Inc.
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Agony

Not all pain is gain.

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Ambition

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

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Beauty

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

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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.

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Change

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

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Conformity

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

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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.

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Destiny

You were meant for me. Perhaps as a punishment.

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Do it Later

The early worm is for the birds.

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Doubt

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

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Dysfunction

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

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Elitism

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

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Humiliation

The harder you try, the dumber you look.

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Inspiration

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

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Laziness

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

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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?”

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Overconfidence

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

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Potential

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

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Planning

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

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Quality

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

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Strife

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

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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.

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Underachievement

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

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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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