It's been almost two years since "the Last Lecture" was given by the late Randy Pausch (1960-2008), Computer Science professor of Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in VR (Virtual Reality), victim of pancreatic cancer, on 18th of September 2007. I finally found the time and interest to watch the lecture for the first time today.
My favorite part of the 1 hour 15 minutes "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" lecture was the part where he shared his ironic decline of admission application by Carnegie Mellon. He was so obnoxious that he dropped the rejection letter on the desk of his advisor (Andy van Dam) who so urged him to apply for graduate study at Carnegie Mellon and said: "I just want you to know what your letter of recommendation goes for at Carnegie Mellon"...
Overall, a very good encouragement those striving for campus life.
And here are some favorite quotes by Randy Pausch I've gathered:
"When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you."
"Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted."
" 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."