Randy Pausch Quotes
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Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.
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I've decided to tell my kids things like: 'I love the way each of you tilted back your heads when you laughed.' I will give them specific stuff they can grasp.
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Chemo days make me tired, though it's hard to say that's because of the chemo when you have kids who have inherited their dad's usual energy level.
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Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.'
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If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.'
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Smelling a crayon takes you right back to childhood. When I need to go back in time, I put it under my nose and take another hit.
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Treat the Disease, Not the Symptom.
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I am going to keep having fun every day I have left, because there is no other way of life. You just have to decide whether you are a Tigger or an Eeyore.
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I didn't know there was a dying-professor section at the bookstore.
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I think that we all stand on the dartboard of life. Roughly 30,000 people a year are going to catch a dart labeled pancreatic cancer, and that's unfortunate. It's not what I would have chosen. But I in no way feel like I deserved it.
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We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.
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I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.
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We don't beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and living fully.
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I'm dying, and I'm having fun.
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Anyone who knows me well will tell you that arrogance is one of my flaws.
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I played in football games where you walk off the field and the scoreboard didn't end up the way you wanted. But you knew that you really did give it all. And the other team was too strong.
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Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.
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I've said my piece. My time now is entirely focused on family.
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If you are hopeful, if you are optimistic, other people want to help you. And if you are down in the dumps, other people may still help you, but I've noticed that they're walking, not running, over to you.
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Make clear that people understand what your circumstances are. And looking for pity - that's a mistake.
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Find the best in everybody. … you might have to wait a long time, sometimes years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side, just keep waiting, it will come out.
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Never give up: There are certain times that you think, 'OK, you have beaten me down to my knees. And now the challenge is, I am on my knees and you keep on beating me down. And the question is, are you going to keep beating me all the way to the ground or will I find a way to struggle my way back on to my feet.'
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If your kids want to paint their bedrooms, as a favor to me, let 'em do it.
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Educators shouldn't be afraid of cliches. You know why? Because kids don't know most of them! They're a new audience. And they're inspired by cliches.