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“Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2007)

People

“Make your office comfortable for you, and optionally comfortable for others.”

Randy Pausch

Time Management (2007)

“When you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2007)

Parting , Training

“When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2008)

“Eat and sleep and exercise. Above all else!”

Randy Pausch

Time Management (2007)

Exercises , Sleep

“You just have to decide whether you are Tigger or an Eeyore. You have to be clear where you stand on the Tigger/Eeyore debate.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2007)

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

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2007)

“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.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2008)
Variant: And he 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.

Life , People , Jerk , Way

“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.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

When Pausch spoke of "when you’re screwing up and nobody’s saying anything to you anymore, that means they gaveup." he was quoting an assistant coach of football coach James Graham
The Last Lecture (2007)

Love , Life

“I've always admired people who are over-prepared. In college, I had a classmate named Norman Meyrowitz. One day he was giving a presentation on an overhead projector" and the bulb subsequently went out. The class thought the presentation was over. "It's okay," Norm announced... and he went to his backpack and grabbed an extra bulb he brought with him.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

Source: The Last Lecture (2008), Chapter 46: All You Have Is What You Bring With You, p. 160

People

“Don't complain; just work harder.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2007)

“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.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2007)

Disappointment , Change

“Get a feedback loop and listen to it. … When people give you feedback, cherish it and use it.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2007)

People

“Never lose the child-like wonder. It's just too important. It's what drives us.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2007)

“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.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2007)

“Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcomed.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2007)

“Having been selected to be an author in the World Book, I now believe that Wikipedia is a perfectly fine source for your information, because I know what the quality control is for real encyclopedias — they let me in.”

Randy Pausch book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2007)

Books , World

“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 book The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture (2007)

People , Dreams , Childhood