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To-Do lists help us break life into small steps.
Randy Pausch
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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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Baltimore
Maryland
Randy Frederick Pausch
Randy F. Pausch
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The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.
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Most people who have told a lie think they got away with it … when in fact, they didn’t
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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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There are more ways than one to measure profits and losses.
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Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.
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Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.
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Often think of the worst-case scenario, the Eaten By Wolves factor.
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