Randy Pausch Work Quotations

The metaphor I've used is... somebody's going to push my family off a cliff pretty soon, and I won't be there to catch them. And that breaks my heart. But I have some time to sew some nets to cushion the fall. So, I can curl up in a ball and cry, or I can get to work on the nets.

Work hard. I got tenure a year early. Junior faculty members used to say to me: 'Wow, what's your secret?' I said: 'It's pretty simple. Call me any Friday night in my office at 10 o'clock, and I'll tell you.'

Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.

If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.

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,

I have never thought of writing as hard work, but I have worked hard to find a voice.

I feel like I'm waiting on something that isn't going to happen Don't complain; just work harder.