A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.
Randy PauschWe don't beat the reaper by living longer, but by living well, and living fully - for the reaper will come for all of us. The question is: what do we do between the time we're born and the time he shows up.
Randy PauschWe cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. If I donโt seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.
Randy PauschNever make a decesion until you have to". He'd also warn me that even if I was in a position of strenght, whether at work or in a relationship, I had to play fair. "Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.
Randy Pausch