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.

Don't bail; the best pieces of gold are at the bottom of the barrel of crap.

We need to make sure our students are exerting themselves. We need to praise them when they deserve it and to tell them honestly when they have it in them to work harder.

It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.

We don't beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.

Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. I could barely muster a "yeah." That's a good thing," the assistant told me. When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, it means they've given up on you.

There are respectful, considerate things that can be done in life that will be appreciated by the recipient, and only good things can result.