Randy Pausch Quotes

Never lose the child like wonder. It’s just too important. It’s what drives us. Help others.

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

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.

It's not about the cards you're dealt, but how you play the hand.

Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.

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

There is more than one way to measure profits and losses. On every level, institutions can and should have a heart.

When told by a female colleague about how a girl can pick the right guy, she said . . . "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."

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.

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

self-steam ? He knew there was really one way to teach kids how to develop it : You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they can do it, and you keep repeating the process.

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, I'm sorry to disappoint you.

If you’re going to have childhood dreams you should have great parents who let you pursue them and express your creativity

When you're eight or nine years old and you look at the TV set men are landing on the moon — anything is possible. And that is something we need to not lose sight of, is that the inspiration and permission to dream is immense. … It's important to have specific dreams.

Because you’re such a good salesman, and if you go work for a company, they’re going to use you as a salesman. If you’re going to be a salesman, you might as well be selling something worthwhile, like education