Randy Pausch Quotes
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We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn't matter. Life is to be lived.
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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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The best gift an educator can give is to get someone to become self-reflective.
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When you’ve had something for ten years that you hold so precious, it’s the toughest thing in the world to hand it over. And the only advice I can give you is, find somebody better than you to hand it to.
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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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Clutter is death; it leads to thrashing. Keep desk clear: focus on one thing at a time.
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You don’t find time for important things, you make it.
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Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.
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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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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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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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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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Don't complain; just work harder.