Randy Pausch
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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
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Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.
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Sometimes, all you have to do is ask.
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When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.
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You just have to decide if you're a Tigger or an Eeyore.
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Experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.
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You can't control the cards you're dealt, just how you play the hand.
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One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.
listening important matter
The size of your audience doesn't matter. What's important is that your audience is listening.
lists steps helping
To-Do lists help us break life into small steps.
time-management matter commodity
Time is the only commodity that matters.
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Be good at something. It makes you valuable.
tigger
Are you a Tigger or an Eyore?
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The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.
lions want stills
An injured lion wants to know if he can still roar.