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If nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, we'd all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and our jobs.
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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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Having been selected to be an author in the World Book, I now believe that Wikipedia is a perfectly fine source for your information, because I know what the quality control is for real encyclopedias — they let me in.
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Whatever news we get about the scans, I'm not going to die when we hear it. I won't die the next day, or the day after that, or the day after that. So today, right now, well this is a wonderful day. And I want you to know how much I'm enjoying it. I thought about that, and about Jai's smile. I knew then. That's the way the rest of my life would need to be lived.
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Sometimes all you have to do is ask, and it can lead to all your dreams coming true.
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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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There are respectful, considerate things that can be done in life that will be appreciated by the recipient, and only good things can result.
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A parent's job is to encourage kids to develop a joy for life and a great urge to follow their own dreams. The best we can do is to help thm develop a personal set of tools for the task.
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Earnestness is highly underestimated. It comes from the core, while hip is trying to impress you on the surface.
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Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcomed.
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Its important to have specific dreams. Dream Big. Dream without fear.
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It's not helpful if we spend every day dreading tomorrow.
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Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.
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Turn money into time – especially important for people with kids.
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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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And the course was all about bonding. People used to say, you know, what's going to make for a good world? I said, I can't tell you beforehand, but right before they present it I can tell you if the world's good just by the body language. If they're standing close to each other, the world is good.
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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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It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit... and keep moving forward.
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I've always admired people who are over-prepared. In college, I had a classmate named Norman Meyrowitz. One day he was giving a presentation on an overhead projector" and the bulb subsequently went out. The class thought the presentation was over. "It's okay," Norm announced... and he went to his backpack and grabbed an extra bulb he brought with him.
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The questions are always more important than the answers.
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The number one goal of teachers should be to help students learn how to learn.
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You've got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn't going to work.
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Because you're such a good salesman, and if you go work for a company, they're going to use you as a salesman. If you're going to be a salesman, you might as well be selling something worthwhile, like education
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He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.
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If I was able to tell my story with the passion I felt, my lecture might help others find a path to fulfilling their own dreams.
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Born:
October 23, 1960
Died:
July 25, 2008
(aged 47)
Bio:
Randolph Frederick "Randy" Pausch was an American professor of computer science, human computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Known for:
The Last Lecture (2008)
Time Management (2008)
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