Randy Pausch Quotes
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I'm dying, and I'm having fun.
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Failing to plan is planning to fail. Plan Each Day, Each Week, Each Semester. You can always change your plan, but only once you have one!
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Get a feedback loop and listen to it. … When people give you feedback, cherish it and use it.
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If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.
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Cancer didn't change me at all. I know lots of people talk about the life revelation. I didn't have that.
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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.
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I've said my piece. My time now is entirely focused on family.
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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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Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.
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The particular way I'm going to die is not going to be particularly pleasant. It will probably be physically uncomfortable, and it won't be an easy thing for my wife and kids to watch. I think it will be a real challenge to see if I can squeeze the lemons hard enough to still get lemonade the last few weeks.
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Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the energy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.'
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We all stand on the dart board and very few of us catch the darts. Do not think it is unfair. It is fair but you are unlucky.
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I've never understood pity and self-pity as an emotion.
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I'm a professor. I know that people in research labs can do miraculous things if they're given the resources.
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Never give up.
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An injured lion still wants to roar.
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Turn money into time – especially important for people with kids.
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When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.'
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The best way to teach somebody something is to have them think they're learning something else. I’ve done it my whole career. And the head fake here is that they’re learning to program but they just think they’re making movies and video games.
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Make your office comfortable for you, and optionally comfortable for others.
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Are you a fun-loving Tigger or a sad-sack Eeyore? Pick a camp. I think it's clear where I stand on the great Tigger/Eeyore debate!
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I'm hanging in there, trying to spend as much quality time with my wife and kids as possible, and though it's very frustrating to know I won't beat the cancer, there's a great satisfaction in knowing that I'm walking off the field with no regrets.
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And the course was all about bonding. People used to say, you know, what’s going to make for a good world? I said, I can’t tell you beforehand, but right before they present it I can tell you if the world’s good just by the body language. If they’re standing close to each other, the world is good.
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Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.