Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch
Randolph Frederick "Randy" Pauschwas an American professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon Universityin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTeacher
Date of Birth23 October 1950
CityBaltimore, MD
CountryUnited States of America
thank-you notes thank-you-note
I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note.
time successful good-judgement
Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful!
opportunity luck preparation
Luck is indeed where preparation meets opportunity.
selfish common common-good
Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish.
love-you winning doe
If she doesn't really love you, then it's over. And if she does love you, then love will win out.
fun play dying
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.
want legacy tomorrow
If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?
rare-person waiting reason
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
people frustrated may
When you're frustrated with people, when they've made you angry, it just may be because you haven't given them enough time.
inspiring bottom-of-the-barrel gold
Don't bail; the best pieces of gold are at the bottom of the barrel of crap.
tigger last-lecture ifs
You just have to decide if you're a Tigger or an Eeyore.
hurt sorry apology
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.
hurt two appreciate
Well, you can’t have just some of me, Jai,” I told her. “You appreciate the part of me that didn’t get angry because two ‘things’ we own got hurt. But the flip side of that is my belief that you don’t repair things if they still do what they’re supposed to do. The cars still work. Let’s just drive ’em.
family dream jobs
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.