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Quotes from The Last Lecture — Randy Pausch

1960–2008 United States

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

The Last Lecture (2007)

Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcomed.

The Last Lecture (2007)

The best gift an educator can give is to get someone to become self-reflective.

The Last Lecture (2007)

My dad was so full of life, anything with him was an adventure.

The Last Lecture (2007)

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

The Last Lecture (2008)

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

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Be good at something. It makes you valuable.

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We keep what is valuable to us, what we cherish.

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Respect authority while questioning it.

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And these are the kind of things that I think everybody ought to be doing. Helping others.

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It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.

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Don't bail. The best of the gold’s at the bottom of barrels of crap.

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And be prepared. Luck is truly where preparation meets opportunity.

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It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit...and keep moving forward."

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And I think that that’s one of the best things you can give somebody – the chance to show them what it feels like to make other people get excited and happy.

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Get a feedback loop and listen to it. … When people give you feedback, cherish it and use it.

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You just have to decide whether you are Tigger or an Eeyore. You have to be clear where you stand on the Tigger/Eeyore debate.

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We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, I'm sorry to disappoint you.

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When told by a female colleague about how a girl can pick the right guy, she said . . . "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."

The Last Lecture (2008)

I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day I have left. Because there's no other way to play.

The Last Lecture (2007)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Randy Pausch (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.