Demotivational Quotes for Pessimists With a Sense of Humor

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Everyone's seen motivational quotes. They're designed to inspire us, get us off our feet and create action.

But sometimes you just want to curl up in a ball, y'know? Motivational quotes aren't quite what you need in these situations, but thankfully demotivational quotes exist for precisely these situations.

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Just remember that you're not the only person you might let down. There's a whole world of people out there.

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joke about percentages

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quote from Marion G. Harmon
reddit | Marion G. Harmon

Look, sometimes the truth hurts.

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Quote by W.C. Fields
quotefancy | W.C. Fields

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Dwight was often depicted as an antagonist, especially in the earlier seasons. But it's hard to argue with this assessment.

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This is the part where you knowingly tap your head and nod at the camera.

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Quote from Lemony Snicket, The Slippy Slope
quotecatalog | Lemony Snicket

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Quote by Drew Carey
reddit | u/legallyreddit

Here's another truth that's kind of a bummer: apart from your closest friends and family, no one really cares about how hard your job is.

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For me, it's more like doing ten different things at about two percent efficiency.

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This is all pretty uninspiring. Maybe it's best to just put things off until tomorrow.

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If this reads like an actual scientific principle to you, you might be one of the people the quote is talking about.

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Quote by Leslie Nielsen
brainyquotes | Leslie Nielsen

This is the struggle that go-getters don't understand about slackers. At a certain point, they can clock out. But slackers never take a day off from slacking.

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There are no stupid questions, but there are all sorts of oblivious, bad faith and silly questions.

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Some of us find meaning in a career or calling. Others can find it in being a cautionary tale.

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Some of us go to YouTube to learn. Others go to YouTube to learn, then feel depressed by how little they truly know.

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 A demotivational quote

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Remember getting your first job and feeling the flush of getting a paycheck? Remember the crushing realization that you'd be doing this until retirement?

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Quote by Douglas Adams
whatshouldireadnext | Douglas Adams

Truer words have never been spoken.

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We've come to the end of the list. If you're anything but thoroughly demotivated at this point, congrats — you're clearly an optimist.