Randolph Frederick Pausch (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) was an American professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.
People lie for lots of reasons, often because it seems like a way to get what they want with less effort.
It's not helpful if we spend every day dreading tomorrow ~Jai
People are more important than things.
You can't control the cards you're dealt, just how you play the hand.
I was hugely impressed. . . was the ultimate example of a man who knew what he didn't know, was perfectly willing to admit it, and didn't want to leave until he understood. That's heroic to me. I wish every grad student had that attitude.
If she doesn't really love you, then it's over. And if she does love you, then love will win out.
Often think of the worst-case scenario, the "Eaten By Wolves" factor.
To-Do lists help us break life into small steps.
Don't bail; the best pieces of gold are at the bottom of the barrel of crap.
It's easy to be smart when you are parodying smart people.
Time is the only commodity that matters.
Let other people finish their sentences when they’re talking.
Develop a good filing system.
There's a limit to how many times you can read how great you are and what an inspiration you are, but I'm not there yet.
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.
Time must be explicitly managed, like money.
Whatever news we get about the scans, I’m not going to die when we hear it. I won’t die the next day, or the day after that, or the day after that. So today, right now, well this is a wonderful day. And I want you to know how much I’m enjoying it. ” I thought about that, and about Jai’s smile. I knew then. That’s the way the rest of my life would need to be lived.
Not everything needs to be fixed
Believe nothing a man tells you and everything he shows you