Quotation by
John Wooden
There's as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said - he'd rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.
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Understanding this quote AI Analysis
The speaker acknowledges that dishonesty is common if you look for it, but they chose to believe in others despite the risk of being let down. They reflect that this choice to trust might have caused them pain, implying a tension between hope and disappointment over time.
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