Randy Pausch Quotes: 12

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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• Please don't die.

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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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• 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.

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