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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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Randy Pausch
Age: 47 †
Born: 1960
Born: October 23
Died: 2008
Died: July 25
Computer Scientist
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Baltimore
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Randy Frederick Pausch
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