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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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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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Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you.
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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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A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.
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The best gift an educator can give is to get somebody to become self reflective.
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Apologies are not pass/fail.
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When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.
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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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I'm dying, and I'm having fun.
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Look for the best in everybody
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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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I've always admired people who are over-prepared.
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I’d compare college tuition to paying for a personal trainer at an athletic club. We professors play the roles of trainers, giving people access to the equipment (books, labs, our expertise) and after that, it is our job to be demanding.
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Remember how quickly our field [computer science] changes. That's why you want to focus on learning things that don't change: how to work well with other people, how to carefully assess a client's real - as opposed to perceived - needs, and things like that.
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Don’t complain just work harder.
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Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.
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If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?
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Respect authority while questioning it.
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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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Complaining does not work as a strategy.
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