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From what I've experienced just knocking on doors, there is a lot of voter apathy. Then you see something like your congressman being investigated by the FBI and that leads to even more disillusionment and disenfranchisement, we can not deny the red trend in South Texas. – Tannya Benavides	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Never shy away from opportunity and wholehearted living. Never be fearful of putting yourself out there. The courageous may encounter many disappointments, experience profound disillusionment, gather many wounds; but cherish your scars for they are the proud emblems of a truly phenomenal life. The fearful, cautious, cynical and self-repressed do not live at all. And that is simply no way to be in this world. – Anthon St Maarten	added by anonymous 7 years ago
False hopes and unrealistic expectations lead inevitably to disillusionment. Being happy with the small things that life offers us, allows us to enjoy the moment as it emerges. (Is that all there is?) – Erik Pevernagie	added by JP03 8 years ago
We're going from illusion to disillusionment, once you've lost confidence it's very hard to re-establish it. – Juan Carlos Romero	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
You've got to show how you're different, i'm certainly not a career politician. I run a business and my reason for getting into politics was disillusionment with politicians as well. – Craig Tracey	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are the reincarnation of cumulative resentment, deep disappointment and disillusionment repressed by the Lose/Win mentality. Disproportionate rage or anger, overreaction to minor provocation, and cynicism are other embodiments of suppressed emotion. People who are constantly repressing, not transcending feelings toward a higher meaning find that it affects the quality of their relationships with others. – Stephen Covey	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Wisdom comes by disillusionment. – George Santayana	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Any new venture goes through the following stages: enthusiasm, complication, disillusionment, search for the guilty, punishment of the innocent, and decoration of those who did nothing. – Unknown	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Nagging questions remain Where is the line between making the most of one's potential and reaching for the unattainable Where is the line between education as a tool and education as a kind of magic The line is blurred and that is why when education fails, disillusionment is so bitter. – Henry Anatole Grunwald	added by anonymous 14 years ago

From what I've experienced just knocking on doors, there is a lot of voter apathy. Then you see something like your congressman being investigated by the FBI and that leads to even more disillusionment and disenfranchisement, we can not deny the red trend in South Texas.

– Tannya Benavides

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Never shy away from opportunity and wholehearted living. Never be fearful of putting yourself out there. The courageous may encounter many disappointments, experience profound disillusionment, gather many wounds; but cherish your scars for they are the proud emblems of a truly phenomenal life. The fearful, cautious, cynical and self-repressed do not live at all. And that is simply no way to be in this world.

– Anthon St Maarten

added by anonymous
7 years ago

False hopes and unrealistic expectations lead inevitably to disillusionment. Being happy with the small things that life offers us, allows us to enjoy the moment as it emerges. (Is that all there is?)

– Erik Pevernagie

added by JP03
8 years ago

We're going from illusion to disillusionment, once you've lost confidence it's very hard to re-establish it.

– Juan Carlos Romero

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

You've got to show how you're different, i'm certainly not a career politician. I run a business and my reason for getting into politics was disillusionment with politicians as well.

– Craig Tracey

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are the reincarnation of cumulative resentment, deep disappointment and disillusionment repressed by the Lose/Win mentality. Disproportionate rage or anger, overreaction to minor provocation, and cynicism are other embodiments of suppressed emotion. People who are constantly repressing, not transcending feelings toward a higher meaning find that it affects the quality of their relationships with others.

– Stephen Covey

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

– George Santayana

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Any new venture goes through the following stages: enthusiasm, complication, disillusionment, search for the guilty, punishment of the innocent, and decoration of those who did nothing.

– Unknown

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Nagging questions remain Where is the line between making the most of one's potential and reaching for the unattainable Where is the line between education as a tool and education as a kind of magic The line is blurred and that is why when education fails, disillusionment is so bitter.

– Henry Anatole Grunwald

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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