Randy Pausch Quotes - Page 2

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• Never give up: There are certain times that you think, 'OK, you have beaten me down to my knees. And now the challenge is, I am on my knees and you keep on beating me down. And the question is, are you going to keep beating me all the way to the ground or will I find a way to struggle my way back on to my feet.'

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  Perseverance, Giving Up, Struggle

  "The Last Lecture". Book by Jeffrey Zaslow and Randy Pausch, 2008.

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• The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.

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  Success, Failure, Pitfalls

  Randy Pausch (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.147, Hachette UK

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• Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. I could barely muster a "yeah." That's a good thing," the assistant told me. When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, it means they've given up on you.

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  Mean, Say Anything, Assistants

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The last lecture”, Hyperion Books

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• It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.

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  Life, Inspiring, Karma

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.321, Hachette UK

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• When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.

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  Elephants, Rooms, Introducing

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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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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  Long, Matter, Life Is

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• Find the best in everybody. Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you. It might even take years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting.

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  Friends, Years, Long

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

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  Running, Mean, People

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.51, Hachette UK

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• It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit... and keep moving forward.

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  Moving, Last Lecture, Hard

  "The Last Lecture". Book by Jeffrey Zaslow and Randy Pausch, 2008.

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• Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful!

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  Time, Successful, Good Judgement

  "Time Management". Lecture and Presentation, November 27, 2007.

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• Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.

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  Life, Thinking, One Day

  Randy Pausch (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.102, Hachette UK

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• I know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here.

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  Business, Smart, Team

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.186, Hachette UK

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• No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. At the same time, it is often within your power to make them better

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  Matter, Bad Things

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The last lecture”, Hyperion Books

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• Believe nothing a man tells you and everything he shows you"....(Taken from a farewell video from a dying father to his infant daughter on dating)

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  Daughter, Father, Taken

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• Never lose the child-like wonder. It’s just too important. It’s what drives us. Help others.

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  Children, Helping Others, Important

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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• 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 the worst case scenario. I call it 'the eaten by wolves factor.' If I do something, what's the most terrible thing that could happen? Would I be eaten by wolves? One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist, is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don't worry about, because I have a plan in place if they do.

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  Attitude, Optimistic, Thinking

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The last lecture”, Hyperion Books

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• The size of your audience doesn't matter. What's important is that your audience is listening.

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  Listening, Important, Matter

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• Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I feel badly that I hurt you. 3) How do I make this better?

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  Hurt, Apology, Three

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The last lecture”, Hyperion Books

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• If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.

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  Hard Work, Today, Tomorrow

  Randy Pausch (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.38, Hachette UK

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• 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 ones telling you they still love you and care.

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  Love You, Care, Last Lecture

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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• 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 have, the more you will look around and use that as the metric and there will be someone with more.

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  Passion, Looks, Use

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• 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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  Dream, Inspiration, Sight

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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• People are more important than things.

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  People, Important, Last Lecture

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The last lecture”, Hyperion Books

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• When you do the right thing, good stuff has a way of happening.

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  Stuff, Way, Last Lecture

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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• Walls aren't put in our life to stop us, they are there to test how much we really want somthing.

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  Wall, Want, Tests

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