Randy Pausch Quotes

Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain just work harder... Never give up....

Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to ma...

Halfhearted or insincere apologies are often worse than not apologizing at all because recipients fi...

It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your li...

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

Years ago, I dated a lovely young woman who was a few thousand dollars in debt. She was completely s...

Proper apologies have three parts:1) What I did was wrong.2) I feel badly that I hurt you.3) How do ...

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most val...

If I only had three words of advice, they would be, Tell the Truth. If got three more words, I'd add...

You can almost always find something in common with another person, and from there, it's much easier...

Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.

I’d compare college tuition to paying for a personal trainer at an athletic club. We professors play...

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

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

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

Never make a decision until you have to.

Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m., right before lunch. They'll t...

It's a thrill to fulfill your own childhood dreams, but as you get older, you may find that enabling...

The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick wall...

I was hugely impressed... was the ultimate example of a man who knew what he didn't know, was perfec...

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success ca...

Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you.

In fact, growing up, I thought there were two types of families:1) Those who need a dictionary to ge...

Luck is what happens, when preparation meets opportunity

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

If you took one-tenth the energy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you...

Anybody out there who is a parent, if your kids want to paint their bedrooms,as a favor to me, let t...

Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress. When you're pissed off at someone and you're ...

If other people owe you an apology, and your words of apology to them are proper and heartfelt, you ...

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

I had fallen in love, even if she was still finding her way.

As I see it, if you work more hours than somebody else, during those hours you learn more about your...

Please don't die.

I quote my father to people almost every day. Part of that is because if you dispense your own wisdo...

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give;...

When it comes to men who are romantically interested in you, it’s really simple. Just ignore everyth...

I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be hap...