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“Remember the botched brothel-visit in LEducation sentimentale and remember its lesson. Do not participate: happiness lies in the imagination, not the act. Pleasure is found first in anticipation, l...”
“...anticipation of happiness can sometimes be as gratifying as its consummation.”
“Oh the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of ...”
“Never forget that anticipation is an important part of life. Work's important, family's important, but without excitement, you have nothing. You're cheating yourself if you refuse to enjoy what's c...”
“The anticipation of loss is much more frightening than the actual loss as anticipation leaves room for the imagination to create that which, in all likelihood, will never transpire.”
“Anticipating pain was like enduring it twice. Why not anticipate pleasure instead?”
“Pain is nothing but growth waiting for us to give it permission to grow us up.”
“The days passed in a dream. I pictured our reunion again and again, played it out in my mind over and over until Id almost worn a groove in my thoughts, so deep that it seemed the only thing I coul...”
“It is never ridicule, but a compliment, that knocks a philosopher off his feet. He is already positioned for every possible counter-attack, counter-argument, and retort...only to find a big bear hu...”
“Life can seem like a gloomy wait in the thick of black shadows.And still there are those who smile at the darkness, anticipating the beauty of an eventual sunrise.”
“Be willing to give, but only when you aren't expecting anything in return.”
“Anticipation is sometimes more exciting than actual events.”
“What does the anticipation feel like? The sensation of staring into the void, the awareness of an ends impending arrival? Burning and being extinguished simultaneously?”
“The natural world is built upon common motifs and patterns. Recognizing patterns in nature creates a map for locating yourself in change, and anticipation what is yet to come.”
“Your strength as a rationalist is your ability to be more confused by fiction than by reality. If you are equally good at explaining any outcome, you have zero knowledge.”
“It is said there are flowers that bloom only once in a hundred years. Why should there not be some that bloom once in a thousand, in ten thousand years? Perhaps we never know about them simply beca...”
“People do this a lot. They don't seem to realise that the future is just like now, but in a little while, so they say they're going to do things in anticipation of some kind of seismic shift in the...”
“Usually when we talk about blessings, we experience joy and anticipation of a greater presence of God in our lives”
“I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise.”
“Talking is great, but don't ignore the value of listening. Pay attention to the words being spoken. Some people just love the sound of their own voice. And, when another person speaks, they are onl...”
