Randy Pausch Quotes

I think, you know, the people that have seen my work, I think it speaks to the possibility of getting better, and, I'm sorry, I'm still on the last caller.

It's not always the case that things will fall into your lap or that life will be great, but it's all about perspective and having a positive outlook. If something goes wrong you say: "That happened for a reason, what can I learn from that and how can I grow?"

No matter who you are, no matter how difficult things might appear to be, you are always being moved towards magnificence. Always.

A lot of people deal with things that are bad. Once you've been through something, you grow from it and you take a lot in. You can always turn it into something positive.

You can learn more from the lows than the highs. The highs are great but the lows make you really look at things in a different way and want to improve. Every player will have both in their careers and I have, but what you get is that experience which is so important to perform at your best.

You've got to take the bitter with the sour.

I do think it's possible to change for the better.

It is what it is, it is what you make it.

Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it.

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.

Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the troughs that defines you.

Every person gets negative things, they learn from those negative things, and you become a positive person.

Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small, your vision which is muddled? You are the one who must grow up.

I've had 60 years of ups and downs, and all of the downs that I've had, I'm happy that I've had them because it's taught me to appreciate all the ups.

Each experience through which we pass operates ultimately for our good. This is a correct attitude to adopt and we must be able to see it in that light.

I am getting better at facing the bouncers, as I know opposition tries to use those as a weapon against me. Yet, no one is perfect, and he takes time to master a particular thing.

The world helps you to keep evolving and hope it's for better. You have to rise above all the tragedies in life. You have to grow, and if you stop growing, you are old.

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.

Life is neither comedy or tragedy, life is what you make of it.

In spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser and happier as a result.

There are positives and negatives to every situation in life. You endure the bad things but you enjoy the good. And what incredible opportunities—the historic figures you meet and come to know, the witness to history you become …

I should only look back at moments that were disparaging, look down upon, negative for me - moments where I could learn something. And if I have been able to use that learning in future, then I am happy about it.

The people you can't stand can actually transform your life. And help you become happier, healthier, and more successful.

It's good to have a bad season because you learn a lot about yourself; you become stronger, and you see where you have to improve.

You can always learn when you lose.