Randy Pausch Sayings from The Last Lecture
Thomas Sander, Executive Director of the Saguaro Seminar at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government wrote on his Social Capital Blog about the recent death of Randy Pausch from cancer. For all of those quotes and video excerpts, visit this link:
Randy Pausch notable quotes, excerpts from Last Lecture
A few of those quotes are included below but there are many inspirational and notable sayings in the lecture and you should take the time to watch the entire video.
We can’t change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. If I’m not as depressed as you think I should be, I’m sorry to disappoint you.
- Randy Pausch ( 1960-2008 )
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.
- Randy Pausch ( 1960-2008 )
When you are doing something badly and no one’s bothering to tell you anymore, that’s a very bad place to be. Your critics are the ones still telling you they love you and care.
- Randy Pausch ( 1960-2008 )
It is not about achieving your dreams but living your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.
- Randy Pausch ( 1960-2008 )
I’ve never understood pity and self-pity as an emotion. We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn’t matter. Life is to be lived.
- Randy Pausch ( 1960-2008 )
A few more Randy Pausch Quotes
