Unpleasant
I do the unpleasant tasks before I do the pleasant ones.
Author: Viktor E. FranklTopics: Famous, Meaningful, Task, Tasks, Unpleasant
People who refuse to accept unpleasant truths have no right to complain about politicians who lie to them. What other kind of candidates would such people elect?
Author: Thomas SowellTopics: Candidate, Complain, Famous, Kind, Meaningful, Politician, Refuse, Truth, Unpleasant
Kipps was unprepared for the unpleasant truth; that the path of social advancement is and must be strewn with broken friendships.
Author: H. G. WellsTopics: Famous, Friendship, Path, Truth, Unpleasant
There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they’re necessary to reach the places we’ve chosen to go.
Author: Richard BachTopics: Famous, Learn, Mistakes, Ourselves, Places, Unpleasant
People don’t like to think, if one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.
Author: Helen KellerTopics: Conclusions, Famous, People, Think, Unpleasant
If the enemy is to be coerced, you must put him in a situation that is even more unpleasant than the sacrifice you call on him to make. The hardships of the situation must not be merely transient – at least not in appearance. Otherwise, the enemy would not give in, but would wait for things to improve.
Author: Carl von Clausewitz
Topics: Enemy, Hardly, Hardship, Hostage situation, Least Reason, Little Things, Live, Living situation, Sacrifice, Unpleasant, Unpredictability