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

topic: Inspirational, Strength, Perseverance, Inspirational Hard Work, Last Lecture

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

- Randy Pausch

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

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Gratitude, Last Lecture, Showing Gratitude

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.

- Randy Pausch

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

topic: Mean, Say Anything, Assistants, Last Lecture

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

- Randy Pausch

source: Randy Pausch (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.186, Hachette UK

topic: People, Connected, Last Lecture

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

topic: Success, Determination, Hard Work, Last Lecture

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Funny, Life, Investing, Last Lecture, Childhood Dreams

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

source: Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.321, Hachette UK

topic: Life, Inspiring, Karma, Last Lecture, Childhood Dreams

Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want

- Randy Pausch

topic: Happiness, Success, Peace, Inspirational Hard Work, Motivational Work

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

- Randy Pausch

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

topic: Fundamentals, Fancy, Stuff, Last Lecture, Childhood Dreams

It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit...and keep moving forward.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Moving Forward, Moving, Keep Moving Forward, Last Lecture

Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.

- Randy Pausch

source: Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.51, Hachette UK

topic: Running, Mean, People, Last Lecture

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.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Long, Evil, Waiting, Last Lecture

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

- Randy Pausch

source: Randy Pausch (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.102, Hachette UK

topic: Life, Thinking, One Day, Last Lecture

Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Success, Tables, Welcome, Last Lecture

The questions are always more important than the answers.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Wisdom, Learning, Important, Last Lecture

Its important to have specific dreams. Dream Big. Dream without fear.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Dream, Live Life, Goal, Last Lecture

Don’t complain; just work harder.

- Randy Pausch

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

topic: Success, Cards You're Dealt, Complaining, Last Lecture, Stop Complaining

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!

- Randy Pausch

topic: Wall, Inspirational Life, People, Inspirational Hard Work, Cards You're Dealt

I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day I have left.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Fun, Having Fun, Dying, Last Lecture, Childhood Dreams

You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest.

- Randy Pausch

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

topic: Karma, Believe, People, Last Lecture, Payback

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

topic: Inspiring, Compassion, Long, Last Lecture

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

- Randy Pausch

topic: Way, Stuff, Right Thing, Last Lecture, Childhood Dreams

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

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

topic: Attitude, Love You, May, Last Lecture, Still Love You

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

- Randy Pausch

topic: Apology, Antibiotics, Salt, Last Lecture

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.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Attitude, Thinking, Worry, Last Lecture, Risk Management

Find the best in everybody. Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you. It might even take years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Friends, Years, Long, Last Lecture

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.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Important, Last Lecture, Childhood Dreams

Remember brick walls let us show our dedication. They are there to separate us from the people who don't really want to achieve their childhood dreams.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Dream, Wall, Dedication, Last Lecture, Childhood Dreams

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

- Randy Pausch

topic: Tigger, Last Lecture

We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn't matter. Life is to be lived.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Long, Matter, Life Is, Last Lecture

Luck is indeed where preparation meets opportunity.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Opportunity, Preparation, Luck, Last Lecture

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

- Randy Pausch

topic: Matter, Last Lecture, Life Being Hard, Morning Inspirational, Morning Motivation

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.

- Randy Pausch

source: Randy Pausch (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.147, Hachette UK

topic: Success, Failure, Overcoming Adversity, Last Lecture

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

- Randy Pausch

topic: Legacy, Want, Tomorrow, Last Lecture

Be willing to apologize. Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I'm sorry that I hurt you. 3) How do I make it better? It's the third part that people tend to forget. Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Hurt, Sorry, Apology, Last Lecture, I Hurt You

Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.

- Randy Pausch

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Inspirational, Work Out, People, Last Lecture

Never lose the child-like wonder. It’s just too important. It’s what drives us. Help others.

- Randy Pausch

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

topic: Children, Helping Others, Important, Last Lecture, Childlike

Never underestimate the importance of having fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day because there's no other way to play it.

- Randy Pausch

source: "Achieving Your Childhood Dreams". Randy Pausch's last lecture at McConomy Auditorium of Carnegie Mellon University, www.youtube.com. September 18, 2007.

topic: Fun, Play, Dying, Last Lecture

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.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Simple, Men, Long, Last Lecture

When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a very bad place to be. Your critics are the ones telling you they still love you and care.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Love You, Care, Critics, Last Lecture, Still Love You

I'll take an earnest person over a hip person every day, because hip is short term. Earnest is long term.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Long, Hips, Term, Last Lecture, Childhood Dreams

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