Bitter Truth Quotes
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“Loving yourself is essential but not enough,
the bitter truth is, you still need to see that love reflected in someone else's eyes.”
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the bitter truth is, you still need to see that love reflected in someone else's eyes.”
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“Growth requires the acceptance of the most uncomfortable truth.”
― Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability
― Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability
“The bitter truth is we don't get the people we want. We get the people we deserve. And then, our life becomes a story about struggling to adjust to them.”
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“Why are you so driven? What is the real reason you must not go to Hufflepuff and be happier there? What is your true fear?"
I must achieve my full potential. If I don't I... fail...
"What happens if you fail?"
Something terrible...
"What happens if you fail?"
I don't know!
"Then it should not be frightening. What happens if you fail?"
I DON'T KNOW! BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S BAD!
There was silence for a moment in the caverns of Harry's mind.
"You know - you aren't letting yourself think it, but in some quiet corner of your mind you know just exactly what you aren't thinking - you know that by far the simplest explanation for this unverbalisable fear of yours is just the fear of losing your fantasy of greatness, of disappointing the people who believe in you, of turning out to be pretty much ordinary, of flashing and fading like so many other child prodigies...”
― Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
I must achieve my full potential. If I don't I... fail...
"What happens if you fail?"
Something terrible...
"What happens if you fail?"
I don't know!
"Then it should not be frightening. What happens if you fail?"
I DON'T KNOW! BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S BAD!
There was silence for a moment in the caverns of Harry's mind.
"You know - you aren't letting yourself think it, but in some quiet corner of your mind you know just exactly what you aren't thinking - you know that by far the simplest explanation for this unverbalisable fear of yours is just the fear of losing your fantasy of greatness, of disappointing the people who believe in you, of turning out to be pretty much ordinary, of flashing and fading like so many other child prodigies...”
― Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

“I will tell you the truth. The truth is, no matter how much you protect yourself, something chaotic can happen, and it will turn your life for the worse. No matter how nice you are, there will be people be who will hate you, will try to harm you. No matter how brave and competent you think you are, there is a limit to how much you can achieve. And last but not least, no matter what you do, death is coming for you.”
― Lair Of The Monster
― Lair Of The Monster

“It is a bitter truth that democracy, particularly in the Pakistani nation and generally in all Muslim states, is like pearls in front of donkeys; it means offering a valuable and beneficial system to those who don't even have insight and sense of it.”
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“Even when I get out of my own way, I'm still not getting anywhere. I've spent my life waiting for marshmallows and they didn't give me any.”
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“In relationships, holding onto the hope that someone will change for you can hurt more than heal. Remember, people only change when they want to, not because you are waiting or hoping for them to change. And the bitter truth is, if they truly care about you, they won’t see the chance to change as a burden, they will happily adjust for you, just as you do for them.”
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“Prisoners are like damson plums. The
longer you keep them, the less valuable they become. Eventually, they spoil.”
― The Cruel Prince
longer you keep them, the less valuable they become. Eventually, they spoil.”
― The Cruel Prince
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