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
couple long together
All my adult life I've felt drawn to ask long-married couples how they were able to stay together. All of them said the same thing: "We worked hard at it.
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
dream inspiration fighting
I understand the arguments about how the billions of dollars spent to put men on the moon could have been used to fight poverty and hunger on Earth. But, look, I'm a scientist who sees inspiration as the ultimate tool for doing good. When you use money to fight poverty, it can be of great value, but too often, you're working at the margins. When you're putting people on the moon, you're inspiring all of us to achieve the maximum of human potential, which is how our greatest problems will eventually be solved. Give yourself permission to dream.
people frustrated may
When you're frustrated with people, when they've made you angry, it just may be because you haven't given them enough time.
interesting secret ends
It's interesting, the secrets you decide to reveal at the end of your life.