# Randy Pausch

- Quotes: 62
- Author page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/randy-pausch

## Books

- [The Last Lecture](https://www.leafyquotes.com/randy-pausch/the-last-lecture.md) — 62 quotes

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> Treat the Disease, Not the Symptom.

> 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.

> 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.

> 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.

> People are more important than things."

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

> 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.

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

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

> 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."

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

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