Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon professor who became a YouTube phenomenon with his “Last Lecture,” died Friday of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 47. He died at his home in southern Virginia.
Among his words of wisdom from The Last Lecture:
- Never underestimate the importance of having fun. I’m dying and I’m having fun. And I’m going to keep having fun every day because there’s no other way to play it.
- Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.
- No one is pure evil. Find the best in everybody. Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you.
- Brick walls are there for a reason. They 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 people who don’t want it badly enough.
- 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.
- We can’t change the cards we’re 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.
More than 10 million downloads of The Last Lecture from youtube to date. Find out why in this 10 minutes version.
Then go for the fuller 76 minutes version here.
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