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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
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Baltimore
Maryland
Randy Frederick Pausch
Randy F. Pausch
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If you have a question, then find the answer.
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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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The best gift an educator can give is to get somebody to become self reflective.
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When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.
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I feel like I'm waiting on something that isn't going to happen Don't complain just 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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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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Don’t complain just work harder.
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To-Do lists help us break life into small steps.
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Most people who have told a lie think they got away with it … when in fact, they didn’t
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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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You can always change you plan, but only if you have one.
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Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.
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Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.
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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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Your patience will be both appreciated and rewarded
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I know that people in research labs can do miraculous things if they're given the resources.
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