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A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.

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Randy Pausch
Age: 47 †
Born: 1960
Born: October 23
Died: 2008
Died: July 25
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Randy Frederick Pausch
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The questions are always more important than the answers.
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Brick walls let us prove how badly we want our dream and they stop those who don't want it enough. Brick walls let us show our dedication.
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if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.
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We can't change it. We have to decide how we'll respond.
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The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.
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The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!
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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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Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you.
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I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day I have left.
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But I want her to grow up knowing that I was the first man ever to fall in love with her. I'd always thought the father/daughter thing was overstated. But I can tell you, sometimes, she looks at me and I just become a puddle.
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