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
careers computer academic
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.
fundamentals fancy stuff
Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. You’ve got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn’t going to work.
dream fun lesson-learned
there should be some lessons learned and how you can use the stuff you hear today to achieve your dreams or enable the dreams of others. And as you get older, you may find that “enabling the dreams of others” thing is even more fun.
success cards-youre-dealt complaining
Don’t complain; just work harder.
people prepared
I've always admired people who are over-prepared.
way opening ifs
If you can find an opening, you can probably find a way to float through it.
kids parent alive
Kids need to know their parents love them. Their parents don’t need to be alive for that to happen.
lions want stills
An injured lion wants to know if he can still roar.
appropriate dies
What is the most appropriate thing to say to a friend who was about to die. He answered:”tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Whenever he goes, you also g. He will not be alone".
dream fun childhood
It's a thrill to fulfill your own childhood dreams, but as you get older, you may find that enabling the dreams of others is even more fun.
running mean people
Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.
kids thinking coaches
A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.
cant-change
We can't change it. We have to decide how we'll respond.
responsibility rights talking
it make no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities