Quotes from Randy Pausch

And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.

That is what it is. We can't change it. We just have to decide how we'll respond. We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." In

If you have a question," my folks would say, "then find the answer." The

Jai handles me by being frank.

If your trashcan or wheelbarrow has dent in it, you don't buy a new one. Maybe that's because we don't use trashcans and wheelbarrows to communicate our social status or identity to others.

While I could easily feel sorry for myself, that wouldn't do them, or me, any good.

But engineering isn't about perfect solutions; it's about doing the best you can with limited resources.

All right," I said. "That is what it is. We can't change it. We just have to decide how we'll respond. We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

My dad, a pretty able woodworker, made me that bed. The smile on that kid's face, the wood slat, the look in his eyes: that photo reminds me that I won the parent lottery.

Ask yourself: Are you spending your time on the right things?

you're only as good as your word,

Time is all you have.

I also think my dad would be reminding me that kids— more than anything else—need to know their parents love them. Their parents don't have to be alive for that to happen.

A professor's job is to teach students how to see their minds growing

Hard work is like compounded interest in the bank. The rewards build faster.

walls are there for a 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.

My colleague told me: "It took a long time, but I've finally figured it out. 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.

every Disney story needs a villain, and mine happened to be a certain dean from the University of Virginia.

An injured lion wants to know if he can still roar,

sometimes, the most impenetrable brick walls are made of flesh.

I sure got their attention. That's always the first step to solving an ignored problem.

I knew for sure that I didn't want the lecture to focus on my cancer. My medical saga was what it was, and I'd already been over it and over it.

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

That is what it is. We can't change it. We just have to decide how we'll respond. We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.