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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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University Teacher
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Baltimore
Maryland
Randy Frederick Pausch
Randy F. Pausch
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Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.
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The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.
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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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Education best serves students by helping them be more self-reflective.
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Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.
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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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I'm sorry. It's my fault. How do I make it right?
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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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If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'
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The best gift an educator can give is to get somebody to become self reflective.
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Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.
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I know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here.
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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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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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No job should, be beneath us. And if you can't(or won't) sort mail, Where is the proof that you can do anything?
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Experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.
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I am going to keep having fun every day I have left, because there is no other way of life. You just have to decide whether you are a Tigger or an Eeyore.
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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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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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