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Randy Pausch

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

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[play one's cards right] or [play one's cards well] {v. phr.}, {informal} To use abilities and opportunities so as to be successful; act cleverly; make the best use of your […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hand] See: [AT HAND], [BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH], [BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE], [CLEAN HANDS], [DIRTY ONE'S HANDS], [EAT OUT OF ONE'S HAND], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[card] See: [CREDIT CARD], [FLASH CARD], [HOUSE OF CARDS], [IN THE CARDS] or [ON THE CARDS], [LAY ONE'S CARDS ON THE TABLE], [PLAY ONE'S CARDS RIGHT], [PUT ONE'S CARDS ON […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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