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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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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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Dying
Fun
Keep
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Going
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Underestimate
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The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.
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Often think of the worst-case scenario, the Eaten By Wolves factor.
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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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Find the best in everybody. Just keep waiting no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side, just keep waiting, it will come out.
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