“You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better. ”
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“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“When we're connected to others, we become better people.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress. When you're pissed off at someone and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them enough time. Just give them a little more time and they almost always will impress you.”
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“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
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