Explore Quotes by Randy Pausch

There's nothing about my life that I would have changed.

I am dying soon, and I am choosing to have fun today, tomorrow and every other day I have left.

If you are hopeful, if you are optimistic, other people want to help you. And if you are down in the dumps, other people may still help you, but I've noticed that they're walking, not running, over to you.

The particular way I'm going to die is not going to be particularly pleasant. It will probably be physically uncomfortable, and it won't be an easy thing for my wife and kids to watch. I think it will be a real challenge to see if I can squeeze the lemons hard enough to still get lemonade the last few weeks.

I don't know how to not have fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun, and I'm going to keep having fun every day I've got left.

Fuel your kids' dreams. Sometimes, that means letting them stay up past their bedtimes.

Make clear that people understand what your circumstances are. And looking for pity - that's a mistake.

Pretty much any time I got a chance to do something cool, I tried to grab for it, and that's where my solace comes from.

It's hard to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer - people who get it don't live long enough.

I've decided to tell my kids things like: 'I love the way each of you tilted back your heads when you laughed.' I will give them specific stuff they can grasp.

If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.

I've said my piece. My time now is entirely focused on family.

I think the only advice I can give you on how to live your life well is, first off, remember... it's not the things we do in life that we regret on our deathbed, it is the things we do not.

The metaphor I've used is... somebody's going to push my family off a cliff pretty soon, and I won't be there to catch them. And that breaks my heart. But I have some time to sew some nets to cushion the fall. So, I can curl up in a ball and cry, or I can get to work on the nets.

Smelling a crayon takes you right back to childhood. When I need to go back in time, I put it under my nose and take another hit.

Success is measured in months for me. When my health fails, it will fail quickly. Tumors grow on an exponential curve.

Cancer didn't change me at all. I know lots of people talk about the life revelation. I didn't have that.

Educators shouldn't be afraid of cliches. You know why? Because kids don't know most of them! They're a new audience. And they're inspired by cliches.

I'm not going to beat the cancer. I tried really hard... but sometimes you're just not going to beat the thing... I wanted to walk off the stage and say anything I thought was important; I had my hour.

I'm a professor. I know that people in research labs can do miraculous things if they're given the resources.

I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.