People Quotes by Randy Pausch

Let other people finish their sentences when they’re talking.

— Randy Pausch

When we're connected to others, we become better people.

— Randy Pausch

Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.

— Randy Pausch

People are more important than things.

— Randy Pausch

Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you.

— Randy Pausch

Focus on other people, not on yourself.

— Randy Pausch

It's easy to be smart when you are parodying smart people.

— Randy Pausch

I've always admired people who are over-prepared.

— Randy Pausch

Make clear that people understand what your circumstances are. And looking for pity - that's a mistake.

— Randy Pausch

Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.

— Randy Pausch

My mother took great relish in introducing me as 'This is my son - he's a doctor but not the kind that…

— Randy Pausch

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other…

— Randy Pausch

Get a feedback loop and listen to it... When people give you feedback, cherish it and use it.

— Randy Pausch

If nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, we’d all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and…

— Randy Pausch

I'm a professor. I know that people in research labs can do miraculous things if they're given the resources.

— Randy Pausch

Cancer didn't change me at all. I know lots of people talk about the life revelation. I didn't have that.

— Randy Pausch

Read at least one book a month. This is self-serving, obviously. It's a proven fact that people who read buy more books…

— Randy Pausch

You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get…

— Randy Pausch

I’d compare college tuition to paying for a personal trainer at an athletic club. We professors play the roles of trainers, giving…

— Randy Pausch

The fact that fashion goes out of fashion and then comes back into fashion based solely on what a few people somewhere…

— Randy Pausch

I know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team…

— Randy Pausch

Remember how quickly our field [computer science] changes. That's why you want to focus on learning things that don't change: how to…

— Randy Pausch

The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are…

— Randy Pausch

I think that we all stand on the dartboard of life. Roughly 30,000 people a year are going to catch a dart…

— Randy Pausch

I understand the arguments about how the billions of dollars spent to put men on the moon could have been used to…

— Randy Pausch

People lie for lots of reasons, often because it seems like a way to get what they want with less effort.

— Randy Pausch

Most people who have told a lie think they got away with it … when in fact, they didn’t

— Randy Pausch

Remember brick walls let us show our dedication. They are there to separate us from the people who don't really want to…

— 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.

— Randy Pausch

I know that people in research labs can do miraculous things if they're given the resources.

— Randy Pausch

It's hard to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer - people who get it don't live long enough.

— Randy Pausch

Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply…

— Randy Pausch

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work…

— Randy Pausch

Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress. When you're pissed off at someone and you're angry at them, you just…

— Randy Pausch

Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you…

— Randy Pausch

If you are hopeful, if you are optimistic, other people want to help you. And if you are down in the dumps,…

— Randy Pausch

We've placed a lot of emphasis in this country on the idea of people's rights. That's how it should be, but it…

— Randy Pausch

Find your passion and follow it. You wont find that passion in things or money. Your passion must come from what fuels…

— Randy Pausch

Be willing to apologize. Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I'm sorry that I hurt you.…

— Randy Pausch

Never make a decesion until you have to". He'd also warn me that even if I was in a position of strenght,…

— Randy Pausch