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When you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you. (Randy Pausch)
Get a feedback loop and listen to it. ... When people give you feedback, cherish it and use it. View quote
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We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Don't complain; just work harder. View quote
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Junior faculty members used to come up to me and say. "Wow, you got tenure early; what's your secret?" I said, "It's pretty simple, call me any Friday night in my office at 10 o'clock and I'll tell you." View quote
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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. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it; You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process. View quote
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The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people! View quote
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Never give up: There are certain times that you think, "OK, you have beaten me down to my knees. And now the challenge is, I am on my knees and you keep on beating me down. And the question is, are you going to keep beating me all the way to the ground or will I find a way to struggle my way back on to my feet.”. View quote
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Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful! (Randy Pausch)
The best gift an educator can give is to get someone to become self-reflective. View quote
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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. View quote
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The best way to teach somebody something is to have them think they're learning something else. View quote
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We don't beat the reaper by living longer, but by living well, and living fully - for the reaper will come for all of us. The question is: what do we do between the time we're born and the time he shows up. View quote
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We're not going to talk about spirituality and religion. Although I will tell you that I have experienced a deathbed conversion. I just bought a Macintosh. View quote
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Did you figure out the second head fake? This talk's not for you. It's for my kids. View quote
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When told by a female colleague about how a girl can pick the right guy, she said... "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." View quote
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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. View quote
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Never lose the child-like wonder. It's just too important. It's what drives us. View quote
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Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things. (Randy Pausch)
Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun. View quote
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Avoiding Procrastination: Doing things at the last minute is much more expensive than just before the last minute. Deadlines are really important: establish them yourself! View quote
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Failing to plan is planning to fail. Plan Each Day, Each Week, Each Semester. You can always change your plan, but only once you have one! View quote
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You don't find time for important things, you make it. View quote
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