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 … - Randy Pausch

"Coach Graham used to ride me hard. I remember one practice in particular. 'You're doing it all wrong, Pauch. Go back! Do it again!' I tried to do what he wanted. It wasn't enough. 'You owe me, Pauch! You're doing push-ups after practice."
When I was finally dismissed, one of the assistant coaches came over to reassure me. 'Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?' he said. I could barely muster a 'yeah.'
'That's a good thing,' the assistant told me. 'When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.'
That lesson has stuck with me my whole life. When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a bad place to be. 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.

Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think.

Ljudi lažu zbog mnoštva razloga, najčešće zato jer im se čini da će na taj način uz manje napora dobiti ono što žele. No kao i mnoge strategije na kratke staze, ova je potpuno nedjelotvorna na duge staze. Kasnije ćete naići na iste osobe, a one će se prisjetiti da ste im jednom lagali. Ispričat će i drugima o tome. Upravo to me čudi kod laganja. Mnogi lašci misle da su se lako provukli, a zapravo nisu.