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Bette Davis

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.

Bette Davis

Work

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Bette Davis is describing how work feels like a never-ending cycle where completing one task only leads to another, making satisfaction impossible. Achieving success doesn’t bring lasting fulfillment because each accomplishment contains the start of a new challenge.

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