Randy Pausch

"When you do the right thing, good stuff has a way of happening."

"Respect authority while questioning it."

"And I think that that’s one of the best things you can give somebody – the chance to show them what it feels like to make other people get excited and happy."

"Dont bail. The best of the gold’s at the bottom of barrels of crap."

"Its very important to know when youre in a pissing match. And its very important to get out of it as quickly as possible."

"Remember brick walls let us show our dedication. They are there to separate us from the people who dont really want to achieve their childhood dreams."

"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. If I dont seem as depressed or morose as I should be, Im sorry to disappoint you."

"And the course was all about bonding. People used to say, you know, what’s going to make for a good world? I said, I can’t tell you beforehand, but right before they present it I can tell you if the world’s good just by the body language. If they’re standing close to each other, the world is good."

"When you’ve had something for ten years that you hold so precious, it’s the toughest thing in the world to hand it over. And the only advice I can give you is, find somebody better than you to hand it to."

"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 dont want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!"

"Be good at something. It makes you valuable."

"My dad was so full of life, anything with him was an adventure. [Shows picture of his Dad holding a brown paper bag] I don’t know what’s in that bag, but I know it’s cool. My dad dressed up as Santa Claus, but he also did very, very significant things to help lots of people. This is a dormitory in Thailand that my mom and dad underwrote. And every year about 30 students get to go to school who wouldn’t have otherwise. This is something my wife and I have also been involved in heavily. And these are the kind of things that I think everybody ought to be doing. Helping others."