--- title: "3 Optimist Quotes By Randy Pausch" description: "3 Optimist quotes by Randy Pausch. Plus more from Randy Pausch and more Optimist sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/randy-pausch-842_high-hopes_he-had-high-hopes-for-society-and-though_693683.png" --- > [He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/he-had-high-hopes-for-society-and-though-his-hopes-were-too-often/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/randy-pausch-842_high-hopes_he-had-high-hopes-for-society-and-though_693683.png) > [Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/another-way-to-be-prepared-is-to-think-negatively-yes-i-m-a-great/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea4/randy-pausch-842_attitude_another-way-to-be-prepared-is-to-think-n_1118763.jpg) > [One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/one-thing-that-makes-it-possible-to-be-an-optimist-is-if-you-have-a/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/523/randy-pausch-842_break_one-thing-that-makes-it-possible-to-be-a_3129569.png) ## Other authors on Optimist - [Mark Twain 12 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/optimist/mark-twain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-arthur-ward-95178.jpg) William Arthur Ward 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/optimist/william-arthur-ward/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-breault-79554.jpg) Robert Breault 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/optimist/robert-breault/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christian-d-larson-23694.jpg) Christian D. Larson 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/optimist/christian-d-larson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-winston-churchill-96197.jpg) Winston Churchill 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/optimist/winston-churchill/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-zig-ziglar-97426.jpg) Zig Ziglar 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/optimist/zig-ziglar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nelson-mandela-70785.jpg) Nelson Mandela 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/optimist/nelson-mandela/) - [Helen Keller 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/optimist/helen-keller/) ## More by Randy Pausch > [We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/we-cannot-change-the-cards-we-are-dealt-just-how-we-play-the-hand/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [Apologies are not pass/fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/apologies-are-not-pass-fail/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [When you're frustrated with people, when they've made you angry, it just may be because you haven't given them enough time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/when-you-re-frustrated-with-people-when-they-ve-made-you-angry-it/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [I was hugely impressed... was the ultimate example of a man who knew what he didn't know, was perfectly willing to admit it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/i-was-hugely-impressed-was-the-ultimate-example-of-a-man-who-knew/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [There's nothing about my life that I would have changed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/there-s-nothing-about-my-life-that-i-would-have-changed/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [Complaining does not work as a strategy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/complaining-does-not-work-as-a-strategy/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [“If other people owe you an apology, and your words of apology to them are proper and heartfelt, you still may not hear from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/if-other-people-owe-you-an-apology-and-your-words-of-apology-to-them/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [“The brick walls are there for a reason. they're not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/the-brick-walls-are-there-for-a-reason-they-re-not-there-to-keep-us/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [People are more important than things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/people-are-more-important-than-things/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [Anyone who knows me well will tell you that arrogance is one of my flaws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/anyone-who-knows-me-well-will-tell-you-that-arrogance-is-one-of-my/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [When you do the right thing, good stuff has a way of happening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/when-you-do-the-right-thing-good-stuff-has-a-way-of-happening/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [I don't believe in the no-win scenario](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/i-don-t-believe-in-the-no-win-scenario/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/chemo-days-make-me-tired-though-it-s-hard-to-say-that-s-because-of/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [And even though I did not reach the National Football League, I sometimes think I got more from pursuing that dream, and not accomplishing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/and-even-though-i-did-not-reach-the-national-football-league-i/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) > [there should be some lessons learned and how you can use the stuff you hear today to achieve your dreams or enable the dreams…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/there-should-be-some-lessons-learned-and-how-you-can-use-the-stuff/) [Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/optimist/randy-pausch/#itemlist", "name": "3 Optimist Quotes By Randy Pausch", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Randy Pausch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/he-had-high-hopes-for-society-and-though-his-hopes-were-too-often/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/randy-pausch-842_high-hopes_he-had-high-hopes-for-society-and-though_693683.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/randy-pausch-842_high-hopes_he-had-high-hopes-for-society-and-though_693683.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/randy-pausch-842_high-hopes_he-had-high-hopes-for-society-and-though_693683.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.” — Randy Pausch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. 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