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Randy Pausch
Age: 47 †
Born: 1960
Born: October 23
Died: 2008
Died: July 25
Computer Scientist
Motivational Speaker
Pedagogue
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And even though I did not reach the National Football League, I sometimes think I got more from pursuing that dream, and not accomplishing it, than I did from many of the ones I did accomplish.
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We've placed a lot of emphasis in this country on the idea of people's rights. That's how it should be, but it makes no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities.
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Find the best in everybody. Just keep waiting no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side, just keep waiting, it will come out.
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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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I'm dying, and I'm having fun.
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Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.
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We need to make sure our students are exerting themselves. We need to praise them when they deserve it and to tell them honestly when they have it in them to work harder.
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Brick walls are there for reason. And once you get over them-- even if someone has practically had to throw you over-- it can be helpful to others to tell them how you did it.
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Often think of the worst-case scenario, the Eaten By Wolves factor.
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If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?
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It's easy to be smart when you are parodying smart people.
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I didn't know there was a dying-professor section at the bookstore.
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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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Are you a Tigger or an Eeyore?
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A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.
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Advice is very easy to give, and even easier not to follow, so I don't fool with it.
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I don't suffer from an abundance of politeness.
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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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The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.
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somehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do
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