Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I feel badly that I hurt you. 3) How do I make this better?
Randy PauschFundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. Youโve got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isnโt going to work.
Randy PauschIf nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, weโd all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and our jobs.
Randy Pauschsomehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do
Randy PauschWhatever news we get about the scans, Iโm not going to die when we hear it. I wonโt die the next day, or the day after that, or the day after that. So today, right now, well this is a wonderful day. And I want you to know how much Iโm enjoying it.โ I thought about that, and about Jaiโs smile. I knew then. Thatโs the way the rest of my life would need to be lived.
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 Pausch