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 thinking worst-case-scenario
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.
fun way tigger
I am going to keep having fun every day I have left, because there is no other way of life. You just have to decide whether you are a Tigger or an Eeyore.
honesty giving advice
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.'
people last-lecture connected
When we're connected to others, we become better people.
life people stories
Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply to them.
life regret bed
It is not the things we do in life that we regret on our death bed. It is the things we do not.
answers ifs
If you have a question, then find the answer.
inspirational strength perseverance
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.
inspirational thank-you gratitude
Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.
positive short-life hands
We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.
inspirational live-life positivity
The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.
Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.
enough young train
When you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.
sorry hands play
We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. If I don’t seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.