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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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if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.
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It's easy to be smart when you are parodying smart people.
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You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better.
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The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.
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Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.
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somehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do
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Education best serves students by helping them be more self-reflective.
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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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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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No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.
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The best gift an educator can give is to get somebody to become self reflective.
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There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give it's something they have to build.
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Anybody can get chewed out. It's the rare person who says, oh my god, you were right. As opposed to, no wait, the reason is... We've all heard that
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Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want
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We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn't matter. Life is to be lived.
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If you want something bad enough, never give up (and take a boost when offered).
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