Randy Pausch Quotes

No matter how bad the circumstance it could always be worse. — Randy Pausch

Don't finish someone's sentences. And talking louder or faster doesn't make your idea any better. — Randy Pausch

When you're frustrated with people, when they've made you angry, it just may be because you haven't given them enough time. — Randy Pausch

Fuel your kids' dreams. Sometimes, that means letting them stay up past their bedtimes. — Randy Pausch

Look for the best in everybody — Randy Pausch

A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound. — Randy Pausch

Somehow, with the passage of time, and the deadlines that life imposes, surrendering became the right thing to do — Randy Pausch

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? — Randy Pausch

Find the best in everybody, no matter how long you have to wait for them to show it — Randy Pausch

Go out and do for others what somebody did for you. — Randy Pausch

It's not helpful if we spend every day dreading tomorrow ~Jai — Randy Pausch

I've said my piece. My time now is entirely focused on family. — Randy Pausch

Believe nothing a man tells you and everything he shows you ... (Taken from a farewell video from a dying father to his infant daughter on dating) — Randy Pausch

The questions are always more important than the answers. — Randy Pausch

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 — Randy Pausch

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? — Randy Pausch

If you have a question," my folks would say, "then find the answer." The — Randy Pausch

A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't. — Randy Pausch

Chemo days make me tired, though it's hard to say that's because of the chemo when you have kids who have inherited their dad's usual energy level. — Randy Pausch

All my life, I've been very aware that time is finite. — Randy Pausch

I feel like I'm waiting on something that isn't going to happen Don't complain; just work harder. — Randy Pausch

Don't complain; just work harder. — Randy Pausch

Treat the Disease, Not the Symptom.... — Randy Pausch

Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone else feel happy to be here. p118 — Randy Pausch

I'm dying, and I'm having fun. — Randy Pausch

I'm a professor. I know that people in research labs can do miraculous things if they're given the resources. — Randy Pausch

That meant when I wasn't happy about something, I spoke up, often directly and not always tactfully. — Randy Pausch

To recognize that automobiles are there to get you from point A to point B. They are utilitarian devices, not expressions of social status. — Randy Pausch

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

When you do the right thing, good stuff has a way of happening. — Randy Pausch

Never lose the child like wonder. It's just too important. It's what drives us. Help others. — Randy Pausch

If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you. — Randy Pausch

I will take an earnest person over a hip person every day, because hip is short-term, earnest is long-term. — Randy Pausch

Are you a fun-loving Tigger or a sad-sack Eeyore? Pick a camp. I think it's clear where I stand on the great Tigger/Eeyore debate! — Randy Pausch

Sometimes, all you have to do is ask. — Randy Pausch

I don't know how to not have fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun, and I'm going to keep having fun every day I've got left. — Randy Pausch

There's nothing about my life that I would have changed. — Randy Pausch

You don't beat the grim reaper by living longer; you beat the grim reaper by living better. — Randy Pausch

Follow your passions, believe in karma, and you won't have to chase your dreams, they will come to you. — Randy Pausch

Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think. — Randy Pausch

Get a feedback loop and listen to it ... When people give you feedback, cherish it and use it. — Randy Pausch

Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply to them. — Randy Pausch

Success is measured in months for me. When my health fails, it will fail quickly. Tumors grow on an exponential curve. — Randy Pausch

Smelling a crayon takes you right back to childhood. When I need to go back in time, I put it under my nose and take another hit. — Randy Pausch

When you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you. — Randy Pausch

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. — Randy Pausch

We can't change the cards we're dealt, just how we play the hand. — Randy Pausch

Anything is possible, and that's something we should not lose sight of. The inspiration and the permission to dream is huge. — Randy Pausch

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

If you can find your footing between two cultures, sometimes you can have the best of both worlds. — Randy Pausch

He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist. — Randy Pausch

If your kids want to paint their bedrooms, as a favor to me, let 'em do it. — Randy Pausch

Your patience will be both appreciated and rewarded — Randy Pausch

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard. — Randy Pausch

Each of us must decide: Am I a fun-loving Tigger or am I a sad-sack Eeyore? Pick a camp. — Randy Pausch

People lie for lots of reasons, often because it seems like a way to get what they want with less effort. — Randy Pausch

There is more than one way to measure profits and losses. On every level, institutions can and should have a heart. — Randy Pausch

An injured lion still wants to roar. — Randy Pausch

Its important to have specific dreams. Dream Big. Dream without fear. — Randy Pausch

Time is the only commodity that matters. — Randy Pausch

We now live in an age when parents praise every child as a genius. And here's my mother, figuring "alert" ought to suffice as a compliment. — Randy Pausch

The size of your audience doesn't matter. What's important is that your audience is listening. — Randy Pausch

If you're going to have childhood dreams you should have great parents who let you pursue them and express your creativity — Randy Pausch

Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward. — Randy Pausch

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. — Randy Pausch

There are more ways than one to measure profits and losses. — Randy Pausch

I've never understood pity and self-pity as an emotion. — Randy Pausch

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Not everything has to be fixed. — Randy Pausch

Failure is not just acceptable, it's often essential. The Last Lecture — Randy Pausch

Develop a good filing system. — Randy Pausch

Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun. — Randy Pausch

Getting people to welcome feedback was the hardest thing I ever had to do as an educator. — Randy Pausch

If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy? — Randy Pausch

Kids need to know their parents love them. Their parents don't need to be alive for that to happen. — Randy Pausch

Anybody out there who is a parent, if your kids want to paint their bedrooms,as a favor to me, let them do it. It'll be OK. — Randy Pausch

The best way to teach somebody something is to have them think they're learning something else. — Randy Pausch

Let other people finish their sentences when they're talking. — Randy Pausch

I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note. — Randy Pausch

you're only as good as your word, — Randy Pausch

Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful! — Randy Pausch

I've always admired people who are over-prepared. — Randy Pausch

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. — Randy Pausch

Sometimes all you have to do is ask, and it can lead to all your dreams coming true. — Randy Pausch

When there's an elephant in the room introduce him. — Randy Pausch

Better to fail spectacularly than do something mediocre. — Randy Pausch

Tenacity got me over the brick wall. — Randy Pausch

You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better. — Randy Pausch

Respect authority while questioning it. — Randy Pausch

There's a formality in academia that can't be ignored, even if a man is busy with other things, like trying not to die. — Randy Pausch

You can always change you plan, but only if you have one. — Randy Pausch

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. — Randy Pausch

You've got to get the fundamentals down, because otherwise the fancy stuff is not going to work. — Randy Pausch

She told us she could see the great respect between us, — Randy Pausch

There are respectful, considerate things that can be done in life that will be appreciated by the recipient, and only good things can result. — Randy Pausch

If you want something bad enough, never give up (and take a boost when offered). — Randy Pausch

Focus on other people, not on yourself. — Randy Pausch

I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children. — Randy Pausch

I'm sorry.
It's my fault.
How do I make it right? — Randy Pausch

Show gratitude. Gratitude is a simple but powerful thing. — Randy Pausch