I've always admired people who are over-prepared. In college, I had a classmate named Norman Meyrowitz. One day he was giving a presentation on an ov… - Randy Pausch

" "

I've always admired people who are over-prepared. In college, I had a classmate named Norman Meyrowitz. One day he was giving a presentation on an overhead projector" and the bulb subsequently went out. The class thought the presentation was over. "It's okay," Norm announced . . . and he went to his backpack and grabbed an extra bulb he brought with him.

English
Collect this quote

About Randy Pausch

Dr. Randy Pausch (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) was a Professor of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and Design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and a best-selling author, who achieved worldwide fame for his speech The Last Lecture at Carnegie Mellon University, after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and having only a few months to live.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Randy Frederick Pausch • Randy F. Pausch • Randolph Frederick Pausch
All quotes from Randy Pausch Similar Quotes by other Originators
Limited Time Offer

Premium members can get their quote collection automatically imported into their Quotewise collections.

Contact Us Get Premium

Shorter versions of this quote

Originators like Randy Pausch:
Zig Ziglar Jack Canfield Dale Carnegie H. Jackson Brown Jr. Regina Brett

Additional quotes by Randy Pausch

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Add semantic quote search to your AI assistant via MCP. One command setup.

Set Up MCP
"Never make a decesion until you have to". He'd also warn me that even if I was in a position of strenght, whether at work or in a relationship, I had to play fair. "Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over."
Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from
Find Similar