Be hated. One does not have to be evil to be hated. In fact, it’s often the case that one is hated precisely because one is trying to do right by one’s own convictions.
ADRIAN TANTt continues while we’re still trying to figure out the point of it. And it ends long before we’ve worked out just what to do.
More Adrian Tan Quotes
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Each day, you must rise with a restless enthusiasm. If you don’t, you are working.
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You’re going to have a busy life. Thank goodness there’s no life expectancy.
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Rejection requires only one reason. Love requires complete acceptance.
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Find that pursuit that will energize you, consume you, become an obsession.
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So here you are, in your twenties, thinking that you’ll have another 40 years to go.
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You are not doing it to be loved back. Its value is to inspire you.
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I’m here to tell you this. Forget about your life expectancy.
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Don’t work. Avoid telling the truth. Be hated. Love someone.
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It is far too easy to be liked, one merely has to be accommodating and hold no strong convictions.
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Four decades in which to live long and prosper.
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Finally, you will find that there is no half-measure when it comes to loving someone.
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Bad news. Read the papers. There are people dropping dead when they’re 50, 40, 30 years old. Or quite possibly just after finishing their convocation.
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We learn the true worthlessness of material things. We celebrate being human. Loving is good for the soul…
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You will also find that it is no great tragedy if your love is not reciprocated.
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There is admiration, learning, attraction and something which, for the want of a better word, we call happiness.
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