Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.

We keep what is valuable to us, what we cherish.

It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.

We've placed a lot of emphasis in this country on the idea of people's rights. That's how it should be, but it makes no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities.

Randy Pausch on time management: Here's what I know: Time must be explicitly managed, like money. You can always change your plan, but only if you have one. Ask yourself: Are you spending your time on the right things? Develop a good filing system. Rethink the telephone. Delegate. Take a time out. Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think.

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.