Randy Pausch Quotes

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The questions are always more important than the answers.

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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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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 time."

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General Advice: Never break a promise, but re-negotiate them if need be. If you haven't got time to do it right, you don't have time to do it wrong. Recognize that most things are pass/fail. Feedback loops: ask in confidence.

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It is not the things we do in life that we regret on our death bed. It is the things we do not. I assure you I've done a lot of really stupid things, and none of them bother me. All the mistakes, and all the dopey things, and all the times I was embarrassed — they don't matter. What matters is that I can kind of look back and say: Pretty much any time I got chance to do something cool I tried to grab for it — and that's where my solace comes from.

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No job should, be beneath us. And if you can't (or won't) sort mail, Where is the proof that you can do anything?

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One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

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You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better.

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

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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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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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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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Turn money into time – especially important for people with kids.

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Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.

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It's not helpful if we spend every day dreading tomorrow.

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Its important to have specific dreams. Dream Big. Dream without fear.

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Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcomed.

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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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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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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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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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