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
rare-person waiting reason
Anybody can get chewed out. It's the rare person who says, oh my god, you were right. As opposed to, no wait, the reason is... We've all heard that
want legacy tomorrow
If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?
love-you winning doe
If she doesn't really love you, then it's over. And if she does love you, then love will win out.
selfish common common-good
Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish.
time successful good-judgement
Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful!
rage optimist
He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.
educational kids parenting
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.
two culture world
If you can find your footing between two cultures, sometimes you can have the best of both worlds.
appreciated
Your patience will be both appreciated and rewarded
use might selling
Because you’re such a good salesman, and if you go work for a company, they’re going to use you as a salesman. If you’re going to be a salesman, you might as well be selling something worthwhile, like education
apology failing
Apologies are not pass/fail.
doe complaining strategy
Complaining does not work as a strategy.
karma believe people
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.
helpful tomorrow ifs
It's not helpful if we spend every day dreading tomorrow ~Jai