Randy Pausch Quotes

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Randy Pausch says “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand”. 17) A lot of people have said this quote or similar ones over time, but how can we prove they believe it? Luckily for Randy, he wrote a book and even gave a lecture, so we have more than enough proof. The first example can be found right off the bat in the introduction. We learn that he has ten tumors in his liver due to pancreatic cancer and only has a few months left to live. We also learn that instead of dwelling on this fact and letting it control him, he decides to do his “last lecture”. He states, “The less obvious part is how to teach my children what I would have taught them over the next twenty years.” (pg. xiii) This is his current hand and he

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Randy Pausch The Last Lecture Analysis

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advance notice of my death. In addition to allowing me to prepare my family for the future, that time gave me the chance to go to Carnegie Mellon and give my last lecture. In a sense, it allowed me to ‘leave the field under my own power’.” In this quote the author shows us how he feels towards his disease. He talks about how his pancreatic cancer has pros and cons. He is now viewing life in a new perspective and learning to enjoy every moment you have. But he also is now not going to get to see his…

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