Randy Pausch Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
More Randy Pausch quote about:
- Apology,
- Attitude,
- Books,
- Challenges,
- Childhood,
- Children,
- Coaches,
- College,
- Dreams,
- Dying,
- Focus,
- Fun,
- Giving,
- Goals,
- Gratitude,
- Hard Times,
- Hard Work,
- Hurt,
- Inspiration,
- Inspirational,
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“Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. I could barely muster a "yeah." That's a good thing," the assistant told me. When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, it means they've given up on you.”
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“The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.”
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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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“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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“Never give up: There are certain times that you think, 'OK, you have beaten me down to my knees. And now the challenge is, I am on my knees and you keep on beating me down. And the question is, are you going to keep beating me all the way to the ground or will I find a way to struggle my way back on to my feet.”
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“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
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“Believe nothing a man tells you and everything he shows you”
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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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“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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“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.”
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“A parent's job is to encourage kids to develop a joy for life and a great urge to follow their own dreams. The best we can do is to help thm develop a personal set of tools for the task.”
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“When we're connected to others, we become better people.”
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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. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.”
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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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“No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. At the same time, it is often within your power to make them better”
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“When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.”
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“We've placed a lot of emphasis in this country on the idea of people's rights. That's how it should be, but it makes no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities.”
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“If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'”
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“Anything is possible, and that’s something we should not lose sight of. The inspiration and the permission to dream is huge.”
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“We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn't matter. Life is to be lived.”
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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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“If you have a question, then find the answer.”
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“Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply to them.”
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“When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.”
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“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.”
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“We don't beat the reaper by living longer, but by living well, and living fully - for the reaper will come for all of us. The question is: what do we do between the time we're born and the time he shows 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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“Its important to have specific dreams. Dream Big. Dream without fear.”
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