Randy Pausch - an amazing amazing teacher and man
Now these are the three favourite quotes I have from Randy.
We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.
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.
You don't beat the grim reaper by living longer; you beat the grim reaper by living better.
And his testimony to the US Congress in bids to get more funding for Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the US, but receives extremely little federal funding to support research efforts. In March of 2008, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network went to Congress to urge the federal government to provide critical funding to speed the cure for this horrible disease.