Randy Pausch

What is the most appropriate thing to say to a friend who was about to die. He answered:”tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Whenever he goes, you also g. He will not be alone".

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

Well, you can’t have just some of me, Jai,” I told her. “You appreciate the part of me that didn’t get angry because two ‘things’ we own got hurt. But the flip side of that is my belief that you don’t repair things if they still do what they’re supposed to do. The cars still work. Let’s just drive ’em.

If you want something bad enough, never give up (and take a boost when offered).

If you can find your footing between two cultures, sometimes you can have the best of both worlds.

I also think my dad would be reminding me that kids — more than anything else — need to know their parents love them. Their parents don't have to be alive for that to happen.

If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.

somehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.

I know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here.

A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.

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

He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.

All my adult life I've felt drawn to ask long-married couples how they were able to stay together. All of them said the same thing: "We worked hard at it.

Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.

You can always change you plan, but only if you have one.

We've placed a lot of emphasis in this country on the idea of people's rights. That's how it should be, but it makes no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities.

I'm sorry. It's my fault. How do I make it right?

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.

When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.

Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. You’ve got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn’t going to work.