I was one of the millions who watched Randy Pausch's Last Lecture on YouTube, given after being diagnosed with malignant cancer. Pausch took a most unpropitious situation and made unbelievable light of it; he seized his own demise as a chance to illuminate importance to others. Pausch died yesterday at the age of 47. Here are some snippets from his Last Lecture.
Don't complain. Just work harder.
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. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough.
