If Inspirational Quotes Were Honest

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satirequeen
Jun 26, 2020 3:00 PM EDT

Everyone loves an inspirational quote. They're great pick-me-ups for when you're feeling down and need some motivation, especially when they're written on a picture with a beautifully calming background. But just how true are these cliches like "follow your dreams", that we're bombarded with on a daily basis? Are they really true or do we need to take them with a pinch of salt? The inspirational quotes below come served with a tall glass of reality, and make you stop and think whether or not we should believe everything we read. 

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    Sky - SADANDUSELESS.COM Yes you car! * Live a life of quiet desperation in a loveless marriage wishing you had made different choices when you had the chance.
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    Text - SADANDUSELESS.COM Friends are the family we get to choose ourselves * And they can be just as annoying. Like when they ask you to help them move or when they ask you to collect them from the airport or when they call during your favorite TV show because they want to talk about their problems. Really, the thing to remember is that all people are terrible.
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    Sky - SADANDUSELESS.COM Follow your dream * But only until you realise how hard it would be to actually make your dream a reality. At that point give up and accept life of quit mediocrity in a job you hate.
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    Natural landscape - SADANDUSELESS.COM How you treat people who can do nothing for you shows your true worth as a human being Just kidding! Your value as a human being will be judged exclusively by how successfully you can sell your labour. You can be truly terrible person who vandalises the planet and exploits vulnerable people but as long as it makes you rich, you will live a life of luxury and be followed as a role model.
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    Sky - SADANDUSELESS.COM The world is your playground And you can visit it 20 days a year. The rest of the time, though, you work in a tiny cubicle doing stressful and unfulfilling job that's slowly crushing your spirit.
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    Text - SADANDUSELESS.COM Love is happiness * But it soon fades and then you are stuck in a loveless relationship ihat you're scared to leave because you're not as young as you used to be and you hate being alone so you just stay with someone you can barely tolerate until one of you dies.
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    Sky - SADANDUSELESS.COM You were born to love and be loved * Not really. You were born to work in a soul-crushing job that enriches your employers but leaves you feeling like a shell of the person you once were in return for salary that barely covers your bills.
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    Natural landscape - SADANDUSELESS.COM Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place More often than not, though, they are falling apart so don't get your hopes up.
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    Sky - SADANDUSELESS.COM Stop listening to people that tell you that you can't do something * Family and co-workers actually usuailly have a good understanding of your abilities. If they tell you that you can't do something, it sounds like they know what they're talking about. You probably should just accept that they're right and try something less difficult instead.
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    Text - SADANDUSELESS.COM Take time each day to count your blessings. Be grateful because some poeple have nothing. * This inspirational message has been brought to you by the richest 1% in society. We want you to focus on being grateful for relative pittance you earn that just about enables you to eke out an existence while never directing your anger towards those who are hoarding obscene amounts of money.
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    Sky - SADANDUSELESS.COM Stay strong *In your deluded belief that you haven't massively underachieved in your life. Keep telling yourself that you made the most of your abilities and opportunities because it's easier than accepting the brutal truth.
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    Sky - SADANDUSELESS.COM There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy But don't forget there are also loads of reasons to be sad: war, poverty, climate change, corporate greed, austerity, youth unemployment, astonishing levels of inequality, racism, domestic violence, cancer and political vandalism that attacks public services. So don't get carried away.
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