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Mar 13, 2012
Apoorva Srinivas
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I loved reading every chapter of this book. It is not just another usual sob story of a cancer patient but he explains the life that he has had in a very colourful way. Humour, romance, lessons of life - all compiled in a 200 pages book. Must read!
Every now and then you pick up a book with the intention that it will bring you some inspiration and motivate you to accomplish those goals you've been putting off for long. The Last Lecture is an account of Dr. Randy Pausch, Computer Scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, and how he chose to live the last days of his life creating memories with his family, leaving behind a legacy that would help his kids remember who he was long after he was gone. In his Last Lecture - Randy talks about his f
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Randy Pausch made me understand to never back down come what may. 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. Have a list of dreams to conquer. Keep striving to fulfill them before you die.
I watched the "last lecture" first. This guy reminds us of what we are not doing.
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If in the future I end up following even half of my childhood dreams, this guy will have played one of the biggest roles in that. Thank you Randy Pausch.
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