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9gag
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roddit_pls
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madcowga
also, reality.
bippityboppitybuttsex
And the law.
Keleesi
That and the fact that apparently you can't just declare yourself to be the Queen
TwelveAngryMuffins
This is the wolf of wallstreet right?
SocietyOfSensation
Oh fuck off. Do the fucking work people, quotes like these make lazy assholes think things are just gonna magically work out
sidfromtoystory
and loads of socio economic and moral issues
MatthewMcConaugHEYYY
"Cocaine and hookers, my friend"
DuchessImguraff
Why is this front page? Am I in daily motivation? What YEAR IS IT?
CannibalHitler
Ohhhhhhhhh reddit taking from 9gag now. What has this world come to?
FaptainPicard
Isn't he a criminal in this? That seems like the wrong example...
stevetehpirate
Who? 9gag? Definitely.
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
He achieved his goal, even if he eventually fell.
GimlisaurusRex
so standing in the yard flapping my arms to fly is still a viable plan, you say?
Lucent
It's never your successful friends posting inspirational quotes.
UptownFunkgotmeLockedOutOfHeavenwitha24kMagicGrenade
Because 'successful' friends aren't the ones that need them.
thelonepig
No, it is. I'm the fit friend posting them for my lazy fat friends. I love them, but I can see the problem. They're lazy.
TheyCallMeTheHiphopopotamusIgotFlowsThatGlowLikePhosphorous
That's a nice sounding anecdote but successful people say inspirational things all the time.
seauton
They didn't say it on Instagram
PhilosophicalGinger
Or at least they don't say it 3 times a day on instagram with a pic of their lattes
ImmortalSquid
But what if Shaq's dream in life was to be a professional horse jockey? Would his self doubt be the only thing stopping him?
spookyboy91
You even left the watermark, gosh the laziness these days
SugarSmack
And the bottomless moat created by an ever widening economic class division. Now, go....live your dreams!!!
LockedKeye
The top 50 billionaires include people who started at the bottom—including one who grew up in an orphanage.
macanom
Sometimes I forget that most Imgurians are American. But then I remember.
Giggity42
Hm... Maybe I should stop following the law and get what I want
KaifferPolSotomil
Fuck 9Gag
TheloniusRiggs
Even speaking as a fairly successful person, a lot of really successful people are just lucky, or born in the right family.
MechanicOfDerp
Fuck you 9gag
Hauthaimsanwich
Or you know, lack of financial stability and assistance and inability to pay for school.
unicorndogs
Yeah you're right! I knew my soul crushing debt was just a bullshit story!
NapFapNap
Reddit do you really need to post motivational posters stolen from 9gag? You just can't help it huh?
seemill
I'm guessing 9gag didn't watch the movie.
MikeinatorXD
There is literally a mountain of bull shit between myself and that barn... but I want to go there.
blackandyellow
ShadowNFlame
Are we gonna tell that to Leo as to why he hasn't won any oscars? O.o
stagejay
Or, ya know, socioeconomic factors, physics, and the law
Blud4BludGod
See, this quote boils down to "you can overcome or circumvent obstacles through effort," and your response was "but what about obstacles!?"
Only if your goal is illegal, impossible, etc. If you have a realistic goal those things can be overcome.
pinkfuzzybunny
I'm a physics student, my goal is to PhD. It is definitely the only thing in my way.
KosherToaster
I'd rather phd my family.
dokidokes
Also, yanno, mental conditions.
Supanini
Physics? Sounds like bullshit to me
huanthewolfhound
Yeah! Screw gravity!
spug3t
Well physics are kinda holding me from going to the moon.
Teelitisti
from antigravity import *
badacha
Being over 6 foot tall holds me from doing that.
BadBoys2isUnderrated
Don't agree with first one. If someone honestly believes their future is dependent on someone else, that person had already failed.
imakeshit
Tell that to people living in the Syria.....
Yeah. Because I was totally referring to a society without rights. Why don't I tell it to a group of slaves if you wanna go to an extreme?
Can you agree with me that there are things in life completely out of your control?
Yes I can. But you cannot say success is impossible because of them. Harder. for sure.
Welcome to the real world, BadBoys2isUnderrated.
I don't know what that is supposed to mean
resipsaloquitor
Personal favorite comment if the week.
Samael13
Every person's future is at least partially dependent upon other people. That's the nature of living in a society.
The societal forces affect how easy or hard it is for one to achieve, but one should not allow it to determine their future.
I think it shouldn't affect how hard you work, but for the majority of people, social forces *will* determine their futures to some degree.
I'm not denying that for a majority, they will determine their futures. But success IS impossible if you allow that to happen
they're not going to end up in the same place, and the first person is probably never going to reach certain levels of success.
have the same opportunities for success that someone born into wealth and status is going to have. If both of them work equally hard
Someone born into abject poverty without access to proper nutrition in a home where education isn't a priority is generally not going to
somethingaboutTV
You're right. Olivia Wilde would totally leave Jason Sudeikis for me.
She fugly tho
halfanangrybadger
See, I'd take that deal, but I really like Jason Sudeikis... I don't wanna mess up his life...
mastercheif
And there's your bullshit story. Forget it, go get her man!
RelativelyRelevantRelative
I wouldn't mind having a threesome with them.
Wuz314159
You just have to kill him & she's yours. Don't let any bullshit story tell you different.
WellNowYourBackIsGoingToHurtBecauseYouJustPulledLandscapingDuty
Cockburn
Trindalll
Jason Sudeikis wouldn't leave Olivia Wilde for me
SomethingOffensive
How the fuck does that guy bag January Jones and Olivia Wilde?
Vindicativa
There's just...something about...him. Grrah!
UhPhrasing
it's not all about looks ya know. he's pretty successful, definitely funny and still fairly good looking,
JonesEnemaBagJones
I mean, I find him incredibly attractive. Like, I think he's an 11-point hottie.
80percentlegs
Olivia Wilde also described their relationship as a sexual reawakening for her. Or something along those lines.
Probably has a large dick.
TransverseHomoclinicPoint
She would if you were successful.
chickenfriedriceisdabomb
And reasonably good looking, and funny, and kind, and.....
I'll take that bet.
DeputyVanHalen
Fuck, man.
merechance
I'm not sure his is the best example to follow.
petraarkanian24422442
Right, don't follow the millionaires advice.
khuan
Wait, was that not the joke?
Worked for him, right?
captainofthessdouchecanoe
I'm a new attorney. I got some "advice" from an established attorney who repeatedly referenced WoWS as being inspirational to him. Cringe.
Dictatorschmitty
Where do you work, Landman & Zach?
jazzmatazz
What if my goal is to do a bunch of cocaine?
IhavenoanusandImustpoop
Here's a better example: My risky post of the day.
Schmoppo
Far better than the original.
randomlex
Yeah, I'll follow Jamie Dimon, he's an upstanding executive working for very respected institutions. /s
willvasco
He even says his is not the best example to follow.
azflames
I'm standing here with the top comment folks, and I have nothing fascinating to say. Back to you in the studio Jim.
WouldYouRatherFight100DuckSizedHorsesOr1HorseSizedDuck
Yeah he doesn't even have an oscar
jbrightmans
Yeah, there are a lot of Hitler photos that could have been used.
MarkusJunnikkala
That sounds like an excuse to me
ImDoingStuffLori
STEVE. MADDEN.
JesseJames18241
Pop Ludes and bang models. got it, here I come success!
RawSuger
a movie where the quote is supposed to show the bullshit of the mentality and the idiots still think its motivational...
aselfdefeatingattitude
It's amazing how many people don't realize he's the villain.
chiefgeronimo
He's the perfect example of doing ANYTHING to achieve your goals. Hitler was too. Bad people, good examples of hard work and perseverance.
TheLordLucifersBannedAccount02
Pretty sure he isn't. That's the FCC who was.
How dare they try to stop this man from illegally gaining wealth at the expense of others!
People were being stupid and risking their funds. They'd only have lost it in other ways. The FCC doesn't attack televangelists after all.
Sorry but "other person does bad thing too" doesn't work as an excuse.
fidlar4lyfe
His practice was highly unethical and illegal, but the way he reached his goals teaches an important lesson on how far confidence gets you
and it goes both ways, that's why you can still learn something from this story and use it for something ethical.
MTY420
Maybe people want to be the villain. Who is to decide what is good or bad? The BS laws created by man? In that case I'll make my own set of
Standards for what defines good and evil. With blackjack and hookers.
Noughmad
I thought he was referring to his oscar.
WeAreTheNSA
Just like Mad Men. I still don't understand the worship and admiration of Don Draper.
GreaterDog
Just started watching Death Note. Protagonist is a deluded, homicidal teen with a god complex. Makes it hard to watch.
Silencor
I don't think you can call him deluded. He's brilliant, and he's almost always right.
Not very far in, so we'll see
he didn't kill anyone
allanasaurus
Antihero, not villain. Good and evil lies in the heart of ever man. We enjoy antiheros just as much as the obvious good guy. Human nature
ExaltedFemShep
Yeah.... saying he's an antihero is like saying Hannibal Lector is antihero. They are both villians 100%
Line between AH and villain is blurry; I'd still say he's the villain. At times a sympathetic and charismatic one, but villain all the same.
I think people just love Leo!
kafkaonthegur
I think you are too intelligent. People do think he is a hero. Because if your rich you win right?
I don't know about that; anger at the 1% now spans the globe. If you ask me, rich people are public enemy number one
UTBoss
He committed securities fraud, screwing people out of over $100 million. That's a villain.
SuitedBooboo
You'd still have to be fucking dense to watch Wolf of Wall Street and think how he is portrayed in the movie will be your life inspiration.
smaug777000
I hired a guy who married his cousin
sydanyon
LUUUUUDES
marsupialsrus
GEH OFF THA FOH!!!!!
Daddy3Leggs
I'm not gonna die sober!
piwiator
Steeeeve Madden
qaaaaa
I mean he dis acheive his dream, he just killed some people and did a lot of drugs and lost it all.
TraitorousTrump3
Maybe that was his dream.
errrikblack
How did he kill people
have you even seen inception?
codexdelux
Also i'm not sure if "immortal space explorer" is just hindered by my own lack of belief in myself.
Bartholomeo
That's the kind of thinking that won't get u near a spaceship... Focus man!
yeah kind of working on the immortal part now, testing has become... uhm... challenging. need more testsubjects. What are you doing friday?
There's also the lack of an unfortunate accident with an irrational particle accelerator, a liquid lunch, and a pair of rubber bands.
hey no need to go out and insult the entire universe though, amirite?
madcowga
also, reality.
bippityboppitybuttsex
And the law.
Keleesi
That and the fact that apparently you can't just declare yourself to be the Queen
TwelveAngryMuffins
This is the wolf of wallstreet right?
SocietyOfSensation
Oh fuck off. Do the fucking work people, quotes like these make lazy assholes think things are just gonna magically work out
sidfromtoystory
and loads of socio economic and moral issues
MatthewMcConaugHEYYY
"Cocaine and hookers, my friend"
DuchessImguraff
Why is this front page? Am I in daily motivation? What YEAR IS IT?
CannibalHitler
Ohhhhhhhhh reddit taking from 9gag now. What has this world come to?
FaptainPicard
Isn't he a criminal in this? That seems like the wrong example...
stevetehpirate
Who? 9gag? Definitely.
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
He achieved his goal, even if he eventually fell.
GimlisaurusRex
so standing in the yard flapping my arms to fly is still a viable plan, you say?
Lucent
It's never your successful friends posting inspirational quotes.
UptownFunkgotmeLockedOutOfHeavenwitha24kMagicGrenade
Because 'successful' friends aren't the ones that need them.
thelonepig
No, it is. I'm the fit friend posting them for my lazy fat friends. I love them, but I can see the problem. They're lazy.
TheyCallMeTheHiphopopotamusIgotFlowsThatGlowLikePhosphorous
That's a nice sounding anecdote but successful people say inspirational things all the time.
seauton
They didn't say it on Instagram
PhilosophicalGinger
Or at least they don't say it 3 times a day on instagram with a pic of their lattes
ImmortalSquid
But what if Shaq's dream in life was to be a professional horse jockey? Would his self doubt be the only thing stopping him?
spookyboy91
You even left the watermark, gosh the laziness these days
SugarSmack
And the bottomless moat created by an ever widening economic class division. Now, go....live your dreams!!!
LockedKeye
The top 50 billionaires include people who started at the bottom—including one who grew up in an orphanage.
macanom
Sometimes I forget that most Imgurians are American. But then I remember.
Giggity42
Hm... Maybe I should stop following the law and get what I want
KaifferPolSotomil
Fuck 9Gag
TheloniusRiggs
Even speaking as a fairly successful person, a lot of really successful people are just lucky, or born in the right family.
MechanicOfDerp
Fuck you 9gag
Hauthaimsanwich
Or you know, lack of financial stability and assistance and inability to pay for school.
unicorndogs
Yeah you're right! I knew my soul crushing debt was just a bullshit story!
NapFapNap
Reddit do you really need to post motivational posters stolen from 9gag? You just can't help it huh?
seemill
I'm guessing 9gag didn't watch the movie.
MikeinatorXD
There is literally a mountain of bull shit between myself and that barn... but I want to go there.
blackandyellow
ShadowNFlame
Are we gonna tell that to Leo as to why he hasn't won any oscars? O.o
stagejay
Or, ya know, socioeconomic factors, physics, and the law
Blud4BludGod
See, this quote boils down to "you can overcome or circumvent obstacles through effort," and your response was "but what about obstacles!?"
TheyCallMeTheHiphopopotamusIgotFlowsThatGlowLikePhosphorous
Only if your goal is illegal, impossible, etc. If you have a realistic goal those things can be overcome.
pinkfuzzybunny
I'm a physics student, my goal is to PhD. It is definitely the only thing in my way.
KosherToaster
I'd rather phd my family.
dokidokes
Also, yanno, mental conditions.
Supanini
Physics? Sounds like bullshit to me
huanthewolfhound
Yeah! Screw gravity!
spug3t
Well physics are kinda holding me from going to the moon.
Teelitisti
from antigravity import *
badacha
Being over 6 foot tall holds me from doing that.
BadBoys2isUnderrated
Don't agree with first one. If someone honestly believes their future is dependent on someone else, that person had already failed.
imakeshit
Tell that to people living in the Syria.....
BadBoys2isUnderrated
Yeah. Because I was totally referring to a society without rights. Why don't I tell it to a group of slaves if you wanna go to an extreme?
imakeshit
Can you agree with me that there are things in life completely out of your control?
BadBoys2isUnderrated
Yes I can. But you cannot say success is impossible because of them. Harder. for sure.
Teelitisti
Welcome to the real world, BadBoys2isUnderrated.
BadBoys2isUnderrated
I don't know what that is supposed to mean
resipsaloquitor
Personal favorite comment if the week.
Samael13
Every person's future is at least partially dependent upon other people. That's the nature of living in a society.
BadBoys2isUnderrated
The societal forces affect how easy or hard it is for one to achieve, but one should not allow it to determine their future.
Samael13
I think it shouldn't affect how hard you work, but for the majority of people, social forces *will* determine their futures to some degree.
BadBoys2isUnderrated
I'm not denying that for a majority, they will determine their futures. But success IS impossible if you allow that to happen
Samael13
they're not going to end up in the same place, and the first person is probably never going to reach certain levels of success.
Samael13
have the same opportunities for success that someone born into wealth and status is going to have. If both of them work equally hard
Samael13
Someone born into abject poverty without access to proper nutrition in a home where education isn't a priority is generally not going to
somethingaboutTV
You're right. Olivia Wilde would totally leave Jason Sudeikis for me.
KosherToaster
She fugly tho
halfanangrybadger
See, I'd take that deal, but I really like Jason Sudeikis... I don't wanna mess up his life...
mastercheif
And there's your bullshit story. Forget it, go get her man!
RelativelyRelevantRelative
I wouldn't mind having a threesome with them.
Wuz314159
You just have to kill him & she's yours. Don't let any bullshit story tell you different.
WellNowYourBackIsGoingToHurtBecauseYouJustPulledLandscapingDuty
Cockburn
Trindalll
Jason Sudeikis wouldn't leave Olivia Wilde for me
SomethingOffensive
How the fuck does that guy bag January Jones and Olivia Wilde?
Vindicativa
There's just...something about...him. Grrah!
UhPhrasing
it's not all about looks ya know. he's pretty successful, definitely funny and still fairly good looking,
JonesEnemaBagJones
I mean, I find him incredibly attractive. Like, I think he's an 11-point hottie.
80percentlegs
Olivia Wilde also described their relationship as a sexual reawakening for her. Or something along those lines.
SomethingOffensive
Probably has a large dick.
TransverseHomoclinicPoint
She would if you were successful.
chickenfriedriceisdabomb
And reasonably good looking, and funny, and kind, and.....
somethingaboutTV
I'll take that bet.
DeputyVanHalen
Fuck, man.
merechance
I'm not sure his is the best example to follow.
petraarkanian24422442
Right, don't follow the millionaires advice.
khuan
Wait, was that not the joke?
SomethingOffensive
Worked for him, right?
captainofthessdouchecanoe
I'm a new attorney. I got some "advice" from an established attorney who repeatedly referenced WoWS as being inspirational to him. Cringe.
Dictatorschmitty
Where do you work, Landman & Zach?
jazzmatazz
What if my goal is to do a bunch of cocaine?
IhavenoanusandImustpoop
Here's a better example:
My risky post of the day.
Schmoppo
Far better than the original.
randomlex
Yeah, I'll follow Jamie Dimon, he's an upstanding executive working for very respected institutions. /s
willvasco
He even says his is not the best example to follow.
azflames
I'm standing here with the top comment folks, and I have nothing fascinating to say. Back to you in the studio Jim.
WouldYouRatherFight100DuckSizedHorsesOr1HorseSizedDuck
Yeah he doesn't even have an oscar
jbrightmans
Yeah, there are a lot of Hitler photos that could have been used.
MarkusJunnikkala
That sounds like an excuse to me
ImDoingStuffLori
STEVE. MADDEN.
JesseJames18241
Pop Ludes and bang models. got it, here I come success!
RawSuger
a movie where the quote is supposed to show the bullshit of the mentality and the idiots still think its motivational...
aselfdefeatingattitude
It's amazing how many people don't realize he's the villain.
chiefgeronimo
He's the perfect example of doing ANYTHING to achieve your goals. Hitler was too. Bad people, good examples of hard work and perseverance.
TheLordLucifersBannedAccount02
Pretty sure he isn't. That's the FCC who was.
aselfdefeatingattitude
How dare they try to stop this man from illegally gaining wealth at the expense of others!
TheLordLucifersBannedAccount02
People were being stupid and risking their funds. They'd only have lost it in other ways. The FCC doesn't attack televangelists after all.
aselfdefeatingattitude
Sorry but "other person does bad thing too" doesn't work as an excuse.
fidlar4lyfe
His practice was highly unethical and illegal, but the way he reached his goals teaches an important lesson on how far confidence gets you
fidlar4lyfe
and it goes both ways, that's why you can still learn something from this story and use it for something ethical.
MTY420
Maybe people want to be the villain. Who is to decide what is good or bad? The BS laws created by man? In that case I'll make my own set of
MTY420
Standards for what defines good and evil. With blackjack and hookers.
Noughmad
I thought he was referring to his oscar.
WeAreTheNSA
Just like Mad Men. I still don't understand the worship and admiration of Don Draper.
GreaterDog
Just started watching Death Note. Protagonist is a deluded, homicidal teen with a god complex. Makes it hard to watch.
Silencor
I don't think you can call him deluded. He's brilliant, and he's almost always right.
GreaterDog
Not very far in, so we'll see
petraarkanian24422442
he didn't kill anyone
allanasaurus
Antihero, not villain. Good and evil lies in the heart of ever man. We enjoy antiheros just as much as the obvious good guy. Human nature
ExaltedFemShep
Yeah.... saying he's an antihero is like saying Hannibal Lector is antihero. They are both villians 100%
Samael13
Line between AH and villain is blurry; I'd still say he's the villain. At times a sympathetic and charismatic one, but villain all the same.
allanasaurus
I think people just love Leo!
kafkaonthegur
I think you are too intelligent. People do think he is a hero. Because if your rich you win right?
allanasaurus
I don't know about that; anger at the 1% now spans the globe. If you ask me, rich people are public enemy number one
UTBoss
He committed securities fraud, screwing people out of over $100 million. That's a villain.
SuitedBooboo
You'd still have to be fucking dense to watch Wolf of Wall Street and think how he is portrayed in the movie will be your life inspiration.
smaug777000
I hired a guy who married his cousin
sydanyon
LUUUUUDES
marsupialsrus
GEH OFF THA FOH!!!!!
Daddy3Leggs
I'm not gonna die sober!
piwiator
Steeeeve Madden
qaaaaa
I mean he dis acheive his dream, he just killed some people and did a lot of drugs and lost it all.
TraitorousTrump3
Maybe that was his dream.
errrikblack
How did he kill people
qaaaaa
have you even seen inception?
codexdelux
Also i'm not sure if "immortal space explorer" is just hindered by my own lack of belief in myself.
Bartholomeo
That's the kind of thinking that won't get u near a spaceship... Focus man!
codexdelux
yeah kind of working on the immortal part now, testing has become... uhm... challenging. need more testsubjects. What are you doing friday?
Noughmad
There's also the lack of an unfortunate accident with an irrational particle accelerator, a liquid lunch, and a pair of rubber bands.
codexdelux
hey no need to go out and insult the entire universe though, amirite?