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

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Randy Pausch
Age: 47 †
Born: 1960
Born: October 23
Died: 2008
Died: July 25
Computer Scientist
Motivational Speaker
Pedagogue
Professor
University Teacher
Writer
Baltimore
Maryland
Randy Frederick Pausch
Randy F. Pausch
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Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.
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if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.
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Never underestimate the importance of having fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day because there's no other way to play it.
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If you can find an opening, you can probably find a way to float through it.
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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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The best gift an educator can give is to get somebody to become self reflective.
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Your patience will be both appreciated and rewarded
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The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.
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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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Respect authority while questioning it.
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It's easy to be smart when you are parodying smart people.
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