Randy Pausch Quotes

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

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. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

Better to fail spectacularly than do something mediocre.

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.

I am going to keep having fun every day I have left, because there is no other way of life. You just have to decide whether you are a Tigger or an Eeyore.

Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.

It is not the things we do in life that we regret on our death bed. It is the things we do not.

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

Be willing to apologize. Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I'm sorry that I hurt you. 3) How do I make it better? It's the third part that people tend to forget. Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.

Follow your passions, believe in karma, and you won't have to chase your dreams, they will come to you.

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

When we're connected to others, we become better people.

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'

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.

Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.

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

You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better.

Anything is possible, and that’s something we should not lose sight of. The inspiration and the permission to dream is huge.

The questions are always more important than the answers.

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

Walls aren't put in our life to stop us, they are there to test how much we really want somthing.

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

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.'