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
attitude love-you care
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.
dream mean kids
Give yourself permission to dream. Fuel your kids' dreams too. Once in a while, that might even mean letting them stay up past their bedtimes.
hard-work today tomorrow
If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.
oxygen mask assisting
Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.
wisdom learning important
The questions are always more important than the answers.
loss way profit
There are more ways than one to measure profits and losses.
success tables welcome
Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.
moving last-lecture hard
It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit...and keep moving forward.
long evil waiting
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.
engineering perfect limited-resources
Engineering isn't about perfect solutions; it's about doing the best you can with limited resources.
country responsibility talking
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.
elephants rooms introducing
When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.
inspirational work-out people
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.
happiness success perseverance
Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want