70 quotes
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.
The Last Lecture (2007)
Don't bail. The best of the gold’s at the bottom of barrels of crap.
The Last Lecture (2007)
And be prepared. Luck is truly where preparation meets opportunity.
The Last Lecture (2007)
Eat and sleep and exercise. Above all else!
Time Management (2007)
It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit...and keep moving forward."
The Last Lecture (2008)
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.
The Last Lecture (2007)
Everything you do is an opportunity cost. Learn to say “No”
Time Management (2007)
You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest.
Get a feedback loop and listen to it. … When people give you feedback, cherish it and use it.
The Last Lecture (2007)
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.
The Last Lecture (2007)
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.
The Last Lecture (2007)
Find your passion and follow it.
CMU Graduation speech (2008)
Everyone has Good and Bad Times. Find your creative/thinking time. Defend it ruthlessly, spend it alone, maybe at home. Find your dead time. Schedule meetings, phone calls, and mundane stuff during it.
Time Management (2007)
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)
Failing to plan is planning to fail. Plan Each Day, Each Week, Each Semester. You can always change your plan, but only once you have one!
Time Management (2007)
People are more important than things."
The Last Lecture (2008)
It took me a long time but I finally figured it out: 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.
The Last Lecture (2007)
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."
The Last Lecture (2008)
We all stand on the dart board and very few of us catch the darts. Do not think it is unfair. It is fair but you are unlucky.
The Last Lecture (2008)