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To-Do lists help us break life into small steps.

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Randy Pausch
Age: 47 †
Born: 1960
Born: October 23
Died: 2008
Died: July 25
Computer Scientist
Motivational Speaker
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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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Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.
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Experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.
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The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.
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Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you.
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Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.
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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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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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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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If I was able to tell my story with the passion I felt, my lecture might help others find a path to fulfilling their own dreams.
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The fact that fashion goes out of fashion and then comes back into fashion based solely on what a few people somewhere think they can sell, well to me, that’s insanity.
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If you can find an opening, you can probably find a way to float through it.
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It's not helpful if we spend every day dreading tomorrow ~Jai
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If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?
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If you want something bad enough, never give up (and take a boost when offered).
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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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The questions are always more important than the answers.
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Advice is very easy to give, and even easier not to follow, so I don't fool with it.
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I don't suffer from an abundance of politeness.
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It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.
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