Randy Pausch Quotes - Page 3

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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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  Long, Evil, Waiting

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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• You just have to decide if you're a Tigger or an Eeyore.

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  Tigger, Last Lecture, Ifs

  "'Last Lecture' Professor Randy Pausch Dies at 47", www.foxnews.com. July 28, 2008.

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• You will not find your passion in things and you will not find your passion in money. The more things and the more money you have, the more you will look around and use that as the metric and there will be someone with more.

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  Passion, Looks, Use

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• Show gratitude. Gratitude is a simple but powerful thing.

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  Gratitude, Powerful, Simple

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• People are more important than things.

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  People, Important, Last Lecture

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The last lecture”, Hyperion Books

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• One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

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  Worst Case Scenario, Risk, Management

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The last lecture”, Hyperion Books

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• Your patience will be both appreciated and rewarded

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  Appreciated

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.255, Hachette UK

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• It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.

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  Important, Last Lecture, Childhood Dreams

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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• If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.

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  Hard Work, Today, Tomorrow

  Randy Pausch (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.38, Hachette UK

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• Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.

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  Thank You, Gratitude, Giving Up

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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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  Simple, Men, Long

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The last lecture”, Hyperion Books

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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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  Jobs, Mail, Proof

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The last lecture”, Hyperion Books

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

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  Small Steps, Lists, Helping

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.171, Hachette UK

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• Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. You’ve got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn’t going to work.

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  Fundamentals, Fancy, Stuff

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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• We keep what is valuable to us, what we cherish.

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  Cherish, Valuable

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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• If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?

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  Legacy, Want, Tomorrow

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• educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?

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  Real, Self, Get Better

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The last lecture”, Hyperion Books

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• Respect authority while questioning it.

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  Authority, Questioning

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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• Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you.

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  Looks, Way, Last Lecture

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The last lecture”, Hyperion Books

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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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  Selfish, Common, Common Good

  Randy Pausch (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.187, Hachette UK

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• Look for the best in everybody

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  Looks

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• Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress. When you're pissed off at someone and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them enough time. Just give them a little more time and they almost always will impress you.

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  Inspiring, Compassion, Long

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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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  Inspirational, Teacher, Children

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.69, Hachette UK

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• Find your passion and follow it. You wont find that passion in things or money. Your passion must come from what fuels you from the inside. It will be grounded in the relationships you have with people and what they think of you when your time comes.

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  Passion, Thinking, People

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• You will need to find your passion. Don't give up on finding it because then all you're doing is waiting for the Reaper.

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  Inspirational, Giving Up, Passion

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