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title: "1 Mean Miserable Quotes By Dorothy Koomson"
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> [“Putting everything on hold to achieve the one thing you think will make you happy will actually mean that you're miserable along the way to getting there, and when you get there, you might find that the thing wanted doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/putting-everything-on-hold-to-achieve-the-one-thing-you-think-will/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

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## More by Dorothy Koomson

> [“I was consumed by a selfishness and arrogance that I didn't dare let go of until I found a new persona to hide behind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/i-was-consumed-by-a-selfishness-and-arrogance-that-i-didn-t-dare-let/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [“I sometimes think people can see that I’m defective, that there’s nothing there. Behind the job and clothes and makeup there’s nothing to know.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/i-sometimes-think-people-can-see-that-i-m-defective-that-there-s/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [I would rather have nothing than something that was only alright.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/i-would-rather-have-nothing-than-something-that-was-only-alright/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [“It;s all gone. My life is all gone and I can't work out why. I keep looking back over my life...and I can't work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/it-s-all-gone-my-life-is-all-gone-and-i-can-t-work-out-why-i-keep/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [If we're going to change the world for the better, kids need to know that they can by feeling good about who they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/if-we-re-going-to-change-the-world-for-the-better-kids-need-to-know/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [Always regret the things you did do, never the things you didn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/always-regret-the-things-you-did-do-never-the-things-you-didn-t/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [To know other people thought he'd made a mistake vindicated me. I wasn't a bad girlfriend, he was simply going through a period of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/to-know-other-people-thought-he-d-made-a-mistake-vindicated-me-i-wasn/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [“Every second counts”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/every-second-counts/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [“I could grow to like this man, I realized. I could grow to like him a lot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/i-could-grow-to-like-this-man-i-realized-i-could-grow-to-like-him-a/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [Evil grows when good people do and say nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/evil-grows-when-good-people-do-and-say-nothing/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [“It's good to have things that you love. They keep you grounded, make you realise how much you've got to lose. It's good to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/it-s-good-to-have-things-that-you-love-they-keep-you-grounded-make/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [Love is a two-way street.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/love-is-a-two-way-street/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [“Are you always this honest?" "Almost never”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/are-you-always-this-honest-almost-never/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [“If things go wrong, you don't have to accept you made a bum decision.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/if-things-go-wrong-you-don-t-have-to-accept-you-made-a-bum-decision/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

> [My belief in God is personal, I do not need to browbeat anyone into agreeing with me, because I believe what I believe and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-koomson/my-belief-in-god-is-personal-i-do-not-need-to-browbeat-anyone-into/)

[Dorothy Koomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-koomson/)

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