"Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"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)

"The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have. "
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"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. "
— Randy Pausch

"Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"If I only had three words of advice, they would be, Tell the Truth. If got three more words, I'd add, all the time."
— 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)

"My colleague told me: "It took a long time, but I finally figured it out. When it comes to men who are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.""
— Randy Pausch

""Believe nothing a man tells you and everything he shows you"....(Taken from a farewell video from a dying father to his infant daughter on dating)"
— Randy Pausch

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

"When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you."
— Randy Pausch

"The questions are always more important than the answers."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

""Give yourself permission to dream. Fuel your kids' dreams too. Once in a while, that might even mean letting them stay up past their bedtimes." pg 133, The Last Lecture"
— Randy Pausch

"Find the best in everybody. Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you. It might even take years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting."
— Randy Pausch

"A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. "
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

" Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress. When you're pissed off at someone and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them enough time. Just give them a little more time and they almost always will impress you."
— Randy Pausch

"One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him."
— Randy Pausch

"Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"When it comes to men who are romantically interested in you, it’s really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do."
— Randy Pausch

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

"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,"
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome."
— Randy Pausch

"Follow your passions, believe in karma, and you won't have to chase your dreams, they will come to you."
— Randy Pausch

"When we're connected to others, we become better people."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, "Tell the Truth." If I got three more words, I'd add, "All the time." ~ "
— Randy Pausch

"If you’re going to have childhood dreams you should have great parents who let you pursue them and express your creativity"
— Randy Pausch

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

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— Randy Pausch

"You can always change you plan, but only if you have one."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"Throughout my academic career, I'd given some pretty good talks. But being considered the best speaker in the computer science department is like being known as the tallest of the Seven Dwarfs."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

""When it comes to men that are romantically interested in you, it’s really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do. It’s that simple. It’s that easy.""
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"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."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"I’ve never understood pity and self-pity as an emotion. We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn’t matter. Life is to be lived."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

""Luck is indeed where preparation meets opportunity" "
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"(My coach) knew there was only one way to develop (self esteem): You give children something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process."
— Randy Pausch

"It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit...and keep moving forward."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"It’s not about how to achieve your dreams. It’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you. "
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"Brick walls are there for a reason. They let you know how badly you want things."
— Randy Pausch

"Randy Pausch on time management:
"Here's what I know:
Time must be explicitly managed, like money.
You can always change your plan, but only if you have one.
Ask yourself: Are you spending your time on the right things?
Develop a good filing system.
Rethink the telephone.
Delegate.
Take a time out.

Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think.""
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

""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. "
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"...The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They're there to stop the other people."
— Randy Pausch

"There are more ways than one to measure profits and losses."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"Please don't die."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"Complainning does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy. Any time we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won't make us happier."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

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

Brick walls are there for a reason. And once you get over them - even if someone has practically had to throw you over - it can be helpful to others to tell them how you did it."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

"The brick walls are there for a reason. They're not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something."
— Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)