Randy Pausch Quotes

Don't bail. The best of the gold’s at the bottom of barrels of crap.

Luck is indeed where preparation meets opportunity.

Take Time Out. It's not a real vacation if you're reading email or calling in for messages.

Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply to them.

It took me a long time but I finally figured it out: when it comes to men that are romantically interested in you, it's really simple: just ignore everything they say, and only pay attention to what they do. It's that simple. It's that easy.

If you have a question, then find the answer.

As stated in the book, the First Penguin award went to students who went out on a limb and failed! This came "from the notion that when penguins are about to jump into water that might contain predators, well, somebody's got to be the first penguin." So, even if there are failures, it brings experience. Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.

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

Not everything needs to be fixed.

Sometimes all you have to do is ask, and it can lead to all your dreams coming true.

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

Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish.

In the fifty years my parents were married, in the thousands of conversations my dad had with me, it had just never come up. And so there I was, weeks after his death, getting another lesson from him about the meaning of sacrifice — and about the power of humility

Apologies are not pass/fail.

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.