Randy Pausch

Be good at something. It makes you valuable.

Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you. He said, when you are pissed off at somebody, and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them enough time. Just give them a little more time — and they'll almost always impress you. And that really stuck with me. I think he's absolutely right on that one.

I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day I have left. Because there's no other way to play.

And be prepared. Luck is truly where preparation meets opportunity.

The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have."

We keep what is valuable to us, what we cherish.

We all stand on the dart board and very few of us catch the darts. Do not think it is unfair. It is fair but you are unlucky.

Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the energy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out."

You can always change your plan, but only if you have one.."

He said, when you’re screwing up and nobody’s saying anything to you anymore, that means they gave up. And that’s a lesson that stuck with me my whole life. Is that when you see yourself doing something badly and nobody’s bothering to tell you anymore, that’s a very bad place to be. Your critics are your ones telling you they still love you and care.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, I'm sorry to disappoint you.

Complaining does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy. Any time we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won't make us happier.