Randy Pausch Quotes

Time must be explicitly managed, like money.

Earnestness is highly underestimated. It comes from the core, while hip is trying to impress you on the surface.

If I was able to tell my story with the passion I felt, my lecture might help others find a path to fulfilling their own dreams.

Sometimes, all you have to do is ask.

Develop a good filing system.

I didn't know there was a dying-professor section at the bookstore.

I don't believe in the no-win scenario

Let other people finish their sentences when they’re talking.

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.

Please don't die.

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.

Anybody out there who is a parent, if your kids want to paint their bedrooms, as a favor to me, let them do it. It'll be OK.

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.

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

Luck is what happens, when preparation meets opportunity

I had fallen in love, even if she was still finding her way.

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?

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.

Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain just work harder... Never give up.

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