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Brick walls are there to show our dedication

by Volker Weber

You need 76 minutes to watch this. But do take the time!

Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who is dying from pancreatic cancer, gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving talk, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals.

Here are some memorable quotes to get you interested.

• If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.
• Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things.
• It's such a shame that people perceive you as so arrogant, because it is going to limit what you are going to be able to accomplish in life.
• Loyalty is a two way street.
• Tell the truth. Be earnest. Apologize when you screw up. Focus on others, not yourself.
• Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.
• You might have to wait a long time, sometimes years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting, no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil.
• When it comes to men romantically interested in you, it's really simple: just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.

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[Thanks, Andreas]

Comments

you forgot the best quote, which is about him buying a Mac :-)

Have to pause to pick up the Integra folks, but will watch. Thanks for the link

Thanks for making everybody curious. :-)

Seen this some time ago - I was actually wondering last week if he was still alive or not. A superb presentation.

I like the twist at the end the best, where he tells you he's been playing with your head...

Wel, that was actually worth spending an hour to watch.

Thanks Volker...

Wow... just wow.

Having someone like him talking about karma and dreams coming through...
I really can't decide whether it's heartbreaking or the most inspiring thing I have seen in a long time.

It's probably both.

Amazing talks—I perused a number of his lectures on Google video and from the university pages a couple of months back, and the material is so inspiring.

Watched this a few months ago and it's the best lecture I've ever seen. That's saying something considering my tenure in college.

Für die Träume seiner Jugend
Soll jeder Achtung tragen, wenn er Mann sein wird.
(Friedrich Schiller)

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