Explore Quotes by Randy Pausch

It is not the things we do in life that we regret on our death bed. It is the things we do not.

Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful!

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I feel badly that I hurt you. 3) How do I make this better?

Luck is indeed where preparation meets opportunity.

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

If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?

Anybody can get chewed out. It's the rare person who says, oh my god, you were right. As opposed to, no wait, the reason is... We've all heard that

It's interesting, the secrets you decide to reveal at the end of your life.

When you're frustrated with people, when they've made you angry, it just may be because you haven't given them enough time.

I understand the arguments about how the billions of dollars spent to put men on the moon could have been used to fight poverty and hunger on Earth. But, look, I'm a scientist who sees inspiration as the ultimate tool for doing good. When you use money to fight poverty, it can be of great value, but too often, you're working at the margins. When you're putting people on the moon, you're inspiring all of us to achieve the maximum of human potential, which is how our greatest problems will eventually be solved. Give yourself permission to dream.

it make no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities

A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.

Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.

It's a thrill to fulfill your own childhood dreams, but as you get older, you may find that enabling the dreams of others is even more fun.

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build.

I’d compare college tuition to paying for a personal trainer at an athletic club. We professors play the roles of trainers, giving people access to the equipment (books, labs, our expertise) and after that, it is our job to be demanding.

If nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, we’d all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and our jobs.

The fact that fashion goes out of fashion and then comes back into fashion based solely on what a few people somewhere think they can sell, well to me, that’s insanity.

People lie for lots of reasons, often because it seems like a way to get what they want with less effort.

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".