When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a very bad place to be. Your critics are the ones telling you they still love you and care.
Randy PauschWell, you canโt have just some of me, Jai,โ I told her. โYou appreciate the part of me that didnโt get angry because two โthingsโ we own got hurt. But the flip side of that is my belief that you donโt repair things if they still do what theyโre supposed to do. The cars still work. Letโs just drive โem.
Randy PauschI know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here.
Randy Pausch