Randy Pausch Quotes
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What he said was: 'You obviously don't know where the bar should be, and you're only going to do a disservice by putting it anywhere.' And boy was that good advice. Because what he said was, you obviously don’t know where the bar should be, and you’re only going to do them a disservice by putting it anywhere.
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Complaining does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy. Any time we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won't make us happier.
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When you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.
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Did you figure out the second head fake? This talk's not for you. It's for my kids.
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Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.
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Delegation: No one is an island. You can accomplish a lot more with help.
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Help others.
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Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories. And they will figure out how those stories apply to them.
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You don’t find time for important things, you make it.
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Clutter is death; it leads to thrashing. Keep desk clear: focus on one thing at a time.
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Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you.'
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Everyone has Good and Bad Times. Find your creative/thinking time. Defend it ruthlessly, spend it alone, maybe at home. Find your dead time. Schedule meetings, phone calls, and mundane stuff during it.
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And I think that that’s one of the best things you can give somebody – the chance to show them what it feels like to make other people get excited and happy.
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Show gratitude.