Quotes of Randy Pausch - somelinesforyou

“ Advice is very easy to give, and even easier not to follow, so I don't fool with it. ”

- 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

“ 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. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ Your pasion must come from the things that fuel you from the inside. Honors and awards are nice things, but only to the extent that they regard the real respect from your peers. ”

- 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

“ Work hard. I got tenure a year early. Junior faculty members used to say to me: ‘Wow, what’s your secret?’ I said: ‘It’s pretty simple. Call me any Friday night in my office at 10 o’clock, and I’ll tell you.’ ”

- Randy Pausch

“ We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ When we're connected to others, we become better people. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ 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. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ 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. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ 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. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ There's a lot of talk these days about giving children selfesteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ 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. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ Please don't die. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. ”

- 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

“ Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m., right before lunch. They'll talk fast. You may think you are interesting, but you are not more interesting than lunch. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ I was hugely impressed... was the ultimate example of a man who knew what he didn't know, was perfectly willing to admit it, and didn't want to leave until he understood. That's heroic to me. I wish every grad student had that attitude. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ Please don't die. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ I’d compare college tuition to paying for a personal trainer at an athletic club. We professors play the roles of trainers, giving people access to the equipment (books, labs, our expertise) and after that, it is our job to be demanding. ”

- Randy Pausch

“ I’d compare college tuition to paying for a personal trainer at an athletic club. We professors play the roles of trainers, giving people access to the equipment (books, labs, our expertise) and after that, it is our job to be demanding. ”

- Randy Pausch
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