Randy Pausch Quotes

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• There's a limit to how many times you can read how great you are and what an inspiration you are, but I'm not there yet.
• If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the…
• The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!
• The number one goal of teachers should be to help students learn how to learn.
• Don't bail; the best pieces of gold are at the bottom of the barrel of crap.
• Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of…
• You will need to find your passion. Don't give up on finding it because then all you're doing is waiting for the Reaper.
• I am going to keep having fun every day I have left, because there is no other way of life. You just have to decide…
• One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.
• I'll take an earnest person over a hip person every day, because hip is short term. Earnest is long term.
• Be willing to apologize. Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I'm sorry that I hurt you. 3) How do…
• Better to fail spectacularly than do something mediocre.
• Show gratitude. Gratitude is a simple but powerful thing.
• To be cliché, death is a part of life and it's going to happen to all of us. I have the blessing of getting a…
• You will not find your passion in things and you will not find your passion in money. The more things and the more money you…
• When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a very bad place to be. Your critics are the…
• It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.
• Remember brick walls let us show our dedication. They are there to separate us from the people who don't really want to achieve their childhood…
• Find the best in everybody, no matter how long you have to wait for them to show it
• Anything is possible, and that’s something we should not lose sight of. The inspiration and the permission to dream is huge.

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