#disappoint

I had absolutely no trauma in my childhood. If anyone ever assumed that my books were autobiographical, they'd be sorely disappointed, because none of these things happened to me. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

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Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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Parents are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the promise of their early years. ↗

— Anthony Powell

#children #disappointment #early #fulfill #parents

In other words, don't expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say 'we have a problem, let's go and get it'. ↗

— Colin Powell

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Introspective souls are often tormented by their passionate visions. This is because visionaries see what shall be and wake up to what is. However, if you couldn't see a glimpse of the city lights while stranded in the forest how would you ever know to walk in that direction? Sometimes your vision can't be written or spoken about unless you gather the learning experiences and stories along your journey first. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#journey #life-missions #setbacks #visionary #experience

Or he can work it out as a metrical and formal exercise, but he will be disappointed in its content. The New Year's prospect fairly chills his daunting breast. ↗

— John C. Ransom

#content #daunting #disappointed #exercise #fairly

I was very excited about the idea that I could be an idealist, that I could be my age, the eager beaver who had hope in the justice system and the one who gets disappointed just like the audience. ↗

— Elisabeth Rohm

#age #audience #beaver #could #disappointed

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love. ↗

— Jane Austen

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Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Like all New York hotel lady cashiers she had red hair and had been disappointed in her first husband. ↗

— Al Capp

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