only few can win

To all my friends who didn't get what they so much wished for: to Dhruv, Elias, Kasia, Juraj, Pierre, Taco and also to all the other AI candidates who weren't elected/selected.

It is tough to find words that will make a difference for you, to find wors that give you comfort, I doubt even that anything that I say now, makes your loss or your disappointment easier to bear for you right now. But still I wanted to let you know, I'm thinking of you and admire your courage to go for a race that demanded everything you had, moreover, knowing that in the end only a few will win it. Thank you for stepping forward!

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” - Maya Angelou