Quotes from Randy Pausch

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.

Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.

Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.

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

Fuel your kids' dreams. Sometimes, that means letting them stay up past their bedtimes.

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

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.

The number one goal of teachers should be to help students learn how to learn.

A parent's job is to encourage kids to develop a joy for life and a great urge to follow their own dreams. The best we can do is to help thm develop a personal set of tools for the task.

It's hard to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer - people who get it don't live long enough.

I played in football games where you walk off the field and the scoreboard didn't end up the way you wanted. But you knew that you really did give it all. And the other team was too strong.

When men are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.

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

To-Do lists help us break life into small steps.

somehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do

It's interesting, the secrets you decide to reveal at the end of your life.

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. At the same time, it is often within your power to make them better

Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful!

I'm dying, and I'm having fun.

I've decided to tell my kids things like: 'I love the way each of you tilted back your heads when you laughed.' I will give them specific stuff they can grasp.

I will take an earnest person over a hip person every day, because hip is short-term, earnest is long-term.

I am dying soon, and I am choosing to have fun today, tomorrow and every other day I have left.

My mother took great relish in introducing me as 'This is my son - he's a doctor but not the kind that helps people.'

When you're frustrated with people, when they've made you angry, it just may be because you haven't given them enough time.