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“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“When it comes to men who are romantically interested in you, it’s really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have. ”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. ”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Complaining does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy. Any time we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won't make us happier.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit...and keep moving forward.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“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.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“If I only had three words of advice, they would be, Tell the Truth. If got three more words, I'd add, all the time.”
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“Find the best in everybody. Just keep waiting no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side, just keep waiting, it will come out.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“When we're connected to others, we become better people.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of the worst case scenario. I call it 'the eaten by wolves factor.' If I do something, what's the most terrible thing that could happen? Would I be eaten by wolves? One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist, is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don't worry about, because I have a plan in place if they do.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.”
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“The questions are always more important than the answers.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“People are more important than things.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Follow your passions, believe in karma, and you won't have to chase your dreams, they will come to you.”
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“A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress. When you're pissed off at someone and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them enough time. Just give them a little more time and they almost always will impress you.”
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“You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better. ”
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“You can always change you plan, but only if you have one.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“No job is beneath you.
You ought to be thrilled you got a job in the mailroom And when you get there, here's what you do: Be really great at sorting mail. ”
― The Last Lecture
You ought to be thrilled you got a job in the mailroom And when you get there, here's what you do: Be really great at sorting mail. ”
― The Last Lecture
“There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Its important to have specific dreams. Dream Big. Dream without fear.”
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