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15 De-Motivational Quotes To Lower Your Expectations

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I am so tired of toxic positivity. “Reach for the stars!” No. Reach for the remote. It’s closer and you won’t pull a muscle. We put so much pressure on ourselves to be great, but have you tried just being adequate? It’s wonderful. Nobody expects anything from you. These demotivational quotes are the reality check we all need.

The one about the YouTube expert? That is just a fact. You can spend ten years mastering the cello, and there is a six-year-old in a different time zone who plays it better while riding a unicycle. Give up. Take a nap. The quote about fate being a waiter who brings you things you didn’t order? That is the most profound thing I have ever read. Life is just a series of incorrect orders, and you can’t send them back.

If you are sick of “Live, Laugh, Love” and “Hang in There” posters, this gallery is for you. We have collected the funniest, darkest, and most brutally honest quotes that encourage you to lower the bar and accept mediocrity.

A man falling through the air towards a field with a demotivational quote about breaking your neck.
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A person lying in bed under white covers with a demotivational quote suggesting taking a nap.
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A young girl brushing her teeth with a demotivational quote about life trying to break you again tomorrow.
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An empty, modern bar or restaurant interior with a demotivational quote comparing fate to unpopular waiters.
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A man wearing a headset and smiling at a computer with a demotivational quote about YouTube experts.
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A woman holding a camera and talking on a phone with a demotivational quote about multitasking.
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An older man sitting alone on a park bench with a demotivational quote about not having life together.
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Two people looking stressed while sitting at a table with papers and a demotivational quote about disappointments.
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A modern, empty office space with multiple computer stations and a demotivational quote about failing.
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A cracked asphalt road with puddles and a demotivational quote about the road to success.
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The “first step to failure is trying” sentiment is grim, but it saves you a lot of disappointment. And honestly, the toothbrushing girl knowing that tomorrow will try to break her again is the kind of gritty realism I want to see in children. It prepares them for the real world.

If you feel better now that you have lowered your expectations, stay awhile. Check out cynical humor, dark memes, and funny pessimist quotes for more reality checks.

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Thunder Dungeon Staff is the byline for galleries our team makes together, led by co-founders Roy R. and Phil M. We've been curating internet humor since 2012: finding the funniest memes, pictures and posts, crediting creators wherever we can, and adding our own take. Roy or Phil reviews every post before it goes live.

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