"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"Its important to have specific dreams. Dream Big. Dream without fear."
— Randy Pausch

"Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want something badly enough. They are there to keep out the other people"
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)