Top 250 Randy Pausch Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “Education best serves students by helping them be more self-reflective.”

— Randy Pausch

52. “One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.”

— Randy Pausch

53. “Remember brick walls let us show our dedication. They are there to separate us from the people who don’t really want to achieve their childhood dreams.”

— Randy Pausch

54. “I know you’re smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn’t enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here.”

— Randy Pausch

55. “We can’t change it. We have to decide how we’ll respond.”

— Randy Pausch

56. “Look for the best in everybody.”

— Randy Pausch

57. “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.”

— Randy Pausch

58. “You will not find your passion in things and you will not find your passion in money. The more things and the more money you have, the more you will look around and use that as the metric and there will be someone with more.”

— Randy Pausch

59. “No job is beneath you. You ought to be thrilled you got a job in the mailroom And when you get there, here’s what you do: Be really great at sorting mail.”

— Randy Pausch

60. “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 the ones telling you they still love you and care.”

— Randy Pausch

61. “A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.”

— Randy Pausch

62. “Find your passion and follow it. You wont find that passion in things or money. Your passion must come from what fuels you from the inside. It will be grounded in the relationships you have with people and what they think of you when your time comes.”

— Randy Pausch

63. “Respect authority while questioning it.”

— Randy Pausch

64. “Don’t bail; the best pieces of gold are at the bottom of the barrel of crap.”

— Randy Pausch

65. “Just because you’re in the driver’s seat, doesn’t mean you have to run people over.”

— Randy Pausch

66. “Take Time Out. It’s not a real vacation if you’re reading email or calling in for messages.”

— Randy Pausch

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

— Randy Pausch

68. “You can always change you plan, but only if you have one.”

— Randy Pausch

69. “If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can’t do today.”

— Randy Pausch

70. “I’ve always admired people who are over-prepared.”

— Randy Pausch

71. “I’m dying, and I’m having fun.”

— Randy Pausch

72. “Find the best in everybody, no matter how long you have to wait for them to show it.”

— Randy Pausch

73. “Are you a Tigger or an Eyore?”

— Randy Pausch

74. “Never make a decision until you have to.”

— Randy Pausch

75. “Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply to them.”

— Randy Pausch

76. “An injured lion wants to know if he can still roar.”

— Randy Pausch

77. “If she doesn’t really love you, then it’s over. And if she does love you, then love will win out.”

— Randy Pausch

78. “The best way to teach somebody something is to have them think they’re learning something else.”

— Randy Pausch

79. “If you’re going to have childhood dreams you should have great parents who let you pursue them and express your creativity.”

— Randy Pausch

80. “If you have a question, then find the answer.”

— Randy Pausch

81. “Read at least one book a month. This is self-serving, obviously. It’s a proven fact that people who read buy more books than people who don’t read. In truth, I wish you’d read ten books a month, or at least buy that many.”

— Randy Pausch

82. “Brick walls are there for reason. And once you get over them – even if someone has practically had to throw you over – it can be helpful to others to tell them how you did it.”

— Randy Pausch

83. “You will need to find your passion. Don’t give up on finding it because then all you’re doing is waiting for the Reaper.”

— Randy Pausch

84. “Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.”

— Randy Pausch

85. “When we’re connected to others, we become better people.”

— Randy Pausch

86. “If you can find your footing between two cultures, sometimes you can have the best of both worlds.”

— Randy Pausch

87. “Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you.”

— Randy Pausch

88. “The best gift an educator can give, to get somebody to become self-reflective.”

— Randy Pausch

89. “There are respectful, considerate things that can be done in life that will be appreciated by the recipient, and only good things can result.”

— Randy Pausch

90. “If you can find an opening, you can probably find a way to float through it.”

— Randy Pausch

91. “I have never thought of writing as hard work, but I have worked hard to find a voice.”

— Randy Pausch

92. “And even though I did not reach the NFL, I sometimes think I got more from persuing that dream, and not accomplishing it, then I did from many of the ones I did accomplish.”

— Randy Pausch

93. “When you do the right thing, good stuff has a way of happening.”

— Randy Pausch

94. “We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn’t matter. Life is to be lived.”

— Randy Pausch

95. “Never lose the child like wonder. It’s just too important. It’s what drives us. Help others.”

— Randy Pausch

96. “Throughout my academic career, I’d given some pretty good talks. But being considered the best speaker in the computer science department is like being known as the tallest of the Seven Dwarfs.”

— Randy Pausch

97. “There’s a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It’s not something you can give; it’s something they have to build.”

— Randy Pausch

98. “Luck is indeed where preparation meets opportunity.”

— Randy Pausch

99. “If nobody ever worried about what was in other people’s heads, we’d all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and our jobs.”

— Randy Pausch

100. “I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note.”

— Randy Pausch