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Look for the best in everybody

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Randy Pausch
Age: 47 †
Born: 1960
Born: October 23
Died: 2008
Died: July 25
Computer Scientist
Motivational Speaker
Pedagogue
Professor
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Baltimore
Maryland
Randy Frederick Pausch
Randy F. Pausch
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Never make a decesion until you have to. He'd also warn me that even if I was in a position of strenght, whether at work or in a relationship, I had to play fair. Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.
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If you have a question, then find the answer.
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Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I feel badly that I hurt you. 3) How do I make this better?
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The questions are always more important than the answers.
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if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.
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