I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note.

Let other people finish their sentences when they’re talking.

Never lose the child-like wonder. It’s just too important. It’s what drives us. Help others.

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.

Follow your passions, believe in karma, and you won't have to chase your dreams, they will come to you.

I also think my dad would be reminding me that kids — more than anything else — need to know their parents love them. Their parents don't have to be alive for that to happen.

I didn't know there was a dying-professor section at the bookstore.