Adrian Tan on disappoint
Adrian Tan27 quotes“They would be very disappointed that they didn’t meet their life expectancy.”
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You either don’t, or you do with every cell in your body, completely and utterly, without reservation or apology. It consumes you, and you are reborn, all the better for it.
Adrian TanAdrian Tan You’re going to have a busy life. Thank goodness there’s no life expectancy.
Adrian TanAdrian Tan Find that pursuit that will energize you, consume you, become an obsession.
Adrian TanAdrian Tan 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.
Adrian TanAdrian Tan We learn the true worthlessness of material things. We celebrate being human. Loving is good for the soul…
Adrian TanAdrian Tan Loving someone has great benefits.
Adrian TanAdrian Tan It is far too easy to be liked, one merely has to be accommodating and hold no strong convictions.
Adrian TanAdrian Tan You will also find that it is no great tragedy if your love is not reciprocated.
Adrian TanAdrian Tan Finally, you will find that there is no half-measure when it comes to loving someone.
Adrian TanAdrian Tan So here you are, in your twenties, thinking that you’ll have another 40 years to go.
Adrian TanAdrian Tan Tt 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.
Adrian TanAdrian Tan Four decades in which to live long and prosper.
Adrian TanAdrian Tan Life is complicated. It wtarts before we’re ready
Adrian TanAdrian Tan You are not doing it to be loved back. Its value is to inspire you.
Adrian TanAdrian Tan There are a great many bad people in the world, and if you are not offending them, you must be bad yourself.
Adrian TanAdrian Tan In loving someone, we become inspired to better ourselves in every way.
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Sadness shoots a bullet straight at your heart and love buys you time.
Shelby CaudleShelby Caudle Do you think it possible that some people are born to give more love than they will ever get back in return?
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson It’s been a long time since we said goodbye and yet the echoes of it are still ringing in our ears.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt We can always walk with them in the rain instead of just lending an umbrella.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh Flowers only wither to bloom again. So shall you break, only to be whole again.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya What do you do when the passion burns out? Start another fire.
Jonny OxJonny Ox To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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Better to be an optimist who gets disappointed than a pessimist who has no hope.
Robin SharmaRobin Sharma Most things disappoint till you look deeper.
Graham GreeneGraham Greene Pessimism is playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of life in which you can never be disappointed. Having reckoned what to do in the worst possible circumstances, when better arise, as they may, life becomes child’s play.
Thomas HardyThomas Hardy At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.
Wayne GretzkyWayne Gretzky It’ll be great. Of course I was disappointed last year. But I’ll get my revenge.
Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova I was taught to put my best into anything I did and I can honestly say I’ve always done that. Still, there are many times when I failed, when I was disappointed.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash We didn’t set the world on fire from the first day. Disappointments, setbacks and work created the company as it is today.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash We continually encounter hardships. People disappoint us. We disappoint ourselves. But God is constant and compassionate. We are not alone. He cares. Against all reason, the transcendent God loves us so much that He has committed Himself to us.
Charles R. SwindollCharles R. Swindoll
