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It's a thrill to fulfill your own childhood dreams, but as you get older, you may find that enabling the dreams of others is even more fun.

Randy Pausch

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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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