Find the best in everybody. Wait long enough, and people will surprise…

Randy Pausch
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Find the best in everybody. Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you. It might even take years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting.
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We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. ✨ Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2010). The Last Lecture: Lessons in Living, Hodder Paperbacks
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Find the best in everybody. Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you. It might even take years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting.

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