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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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Find the best in everybody, no matter how long you have to wait for them to show 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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Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish.
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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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Education best serves students by helping them be more self-reflective.
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I'm a professor - there should be some lessons learned - and how you can use the stuff you hear today to enable your dreams or enable the dreams of others. And as you get older you may find that enabling-the-dreams-of-others thing is even more fun.
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Be willing to apologize. Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I'm sorry that I hurt you. 3) How do I make it better? It's the third part that people tend to forget. Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.
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Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.
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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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Never lose the child-like wonder. It’s just too important. It’s what drives us. Help others.
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if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.
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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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Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I feel badly that I hurt you. 3) How do I make this better?
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If you have a question, then find the answer.
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People are more important than things.
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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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When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.
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Respect authority while questioning it.
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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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Call home at least once a week. It's a proven fact that we call home less the older we get. And that's wrong. It should be the other way around. As we get older, our parents get older.
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