Randy Pausch

Quotes

1. Treat the Disease, Not the Symptom.

2. 

   And he (Andy Van Dam) put his arm around my shoulders and we went for a little walk and he said, Randy, it's such a shame that people perceive you as so arrogant. Because it's going to limit what you're going to be able to accomplish in life. What a hell of a way to word "you're being a jerk." [laughter] Right? He doesn't say you're a jerk. He says people are perceiving you this way and he says the downside is it's going to limit what you're going to be able to accomplish.

3. 

   Find the best in everybody. … you might have to wait a long time, sometimes years, but people will show you their good side. 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.

4. 

   It took me a long time but I finally figured it out: when it comes to men that are romantically interested in you, it's really simple: just ignore everything they say, and only pay attention to what they do. It's that simple. It's that easy.

5. 

   People are more important than things."

6. 

   You’ve got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn’t going to work.

7. 

   It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.

8. 

   Its important to have specific dreams. Dream Big. Dream without fear."

9. 

   A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound."

10. 

    When told by a female colleague about how a girl can pick the right guy, she said . . . "When it comes to men who are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do."

    p. 146

11. 

    The best gift an educator can give is to get someone to become self-reflective.

12. 

    It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit...and keep moving forward."