Randy Pausch Quotes
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Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of the worst case scenario. I call it 'the eaten by wolves factor.' If I do something, what's the most terrible thing that could happen? Would I be eaten by wolves? One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist, is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don't worry about, because I have a plan in place if they do.
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Earnestness is highly underestimated. It comes from the core, while hip is trying to impress you on the surface.
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The best gift an educator can give is to get somebody to become self reflective.
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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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We don't beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.
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Throughout my academic career, I'd given some pretty good talks. But being considered the best speaker in the computer science department is like being known as the tallest of the Seven Dwarfs.
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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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if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.
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You can't control the cards you're dealt, just how you play the hand.
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There's a limit to how many times you can read how great you are and what an inspiration you are, but I'm not there yet.
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Not everything needs to be fixed
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The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!
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And even though I did not reach the National Football League, I sometimes think I got more from pursuing that dream, and not accomplishing it, than I did from many of the ones I did accomplish.
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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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What he said was: "You obviously don't know where the bar should be, and you're only going to do a disservice by putting it anywhere." And boy was that good advice. Because what he said was, you obviously don't know where the bar should be, and you're only going to do them a disservice by putting it anywhere.
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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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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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Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.
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It's a thrill to fulfill your own childhood dreams, but as you get older, you may find that enabling the dreams of others is even more fun.
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If you can find an opening, you can probably find a way to float through it.
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The questions are always more important than the answers.
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I am going to keep having fun every day I have left, because there is no other way of life. You just have to decide whether you are a Tigger or an Eeyore.
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No job is beneath you. You ought to be thrilled you got a job in the mailroom And when you get there, here's what you do: Be really great at sorting mail.
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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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What is the most appropriate thing to say to a friend who was about to die. He answered:”tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Whenever he goes, you also g. He will not be alone".
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My colleague told me: "It took a long time, but I finally figured it out. When it comes to men who are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.
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Let other people finish their sentences when they’re talking.
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I don't suffer from an abundance of politeness.
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It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit... and keep moving forward.
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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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