Randy Pausch Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Anyone who knows me well will tell you that arrogance is one of my flaws.”

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

“The particular way I'm going to die is not going to be particularly pleasant. It will probably be physically uncomfortable, and it won't be an easy thing for my wife and kids to watch. I think it will be a real challenge to see if I can squeeze the lemons hard enough to still get lemonade the last few weeks.”

“We don't beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and living fully.”

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

“I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.”

“Pretty much any time I got a chance to do something cool, I tried to grab for it, and that's where my solace comes from.”

“I think that we all stand on the dartboard of life. Roughly 30,000 people a year are going to catch a dart labeled pancreatic cancer, and that's unfortunate. It's not what I would have chosen. But I in no way feel like I deserved it.”

“If you are hopeful, if you are optimistic, other people want to help you. And if you are down in the dumps, other people may still help you, but I've noticed that they're walking, not running, over to you.”

“The metaphor I've used is... somebody's going to push my family off a cliff pretty soon, and I won't be there to catch them. And that breaks my heart. But I have some time to sew some nets to cushion the fall. So, I can curl up in a ball and cry, or I can get to work on the nets.”