Randy Pausch

Randy Pausch
Randolph Frederick "Randy" Pauschwas an American professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon Universityin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTeacher
Date of Birth23 October 1950
CityBaltimore, MD
CountryUnited States of America
dream mean kids
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.
simple men long
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.
matter bad-things
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. At the same time, it is often within your power to make them better
daughter falling-in-love growing-up
But I want her to grow up knowing that I was the first man ever to fall in love with her. I'd always thought the father/daughter thing was overstated. But I can tell you, sometimes, she looks at me and I just become a puddle.
dream inspiration sight
Anything is possible, and that’s something we should not lose sight of. The inspiration and the permission to dream is huge.
family dream jobs
A parent's job is to encourage kids to develop a joy for life and a great urge to follow their own dreams. The best we can do is to help thm develop a personal set of tools for the task.
loss way profit
There are more ways than one to measure profits and losses.
beats reaper live-well
We don't beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.
success tables welcome
Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.
hard-work today tomorrow
If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.
apology antibiotics salt
A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.
long evil waiting
Find the best in everybody. Just keep waiting no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side, just keep waiting, it will come out.
success failure pitfalls
The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.
success determination hard-work
A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.