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If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?

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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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Tomorrow
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Vanish

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We can't change it. We have to decide how we'll respond.
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