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" Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things. "
Randy Pausch
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" Anyone who knows me well will tell you that arrogance is one of my flaws. "
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" If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you. "
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" I'm hanging in there, trying to spend as much quality time with my wife and kids as possible, and though it's very frustrating to know I won't beat the cancer, there's a great satisfaction in knowing that I'm walking off the field with no regrets. "
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" Smelling a crayon takes you right back to childhood. When I need to go back in time, I put it under my nose and take another hit. "
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" I think the only advice I can give you on how to live your life well is, first off, remember... it's not the things we do in life that we regret on our deathbed, it is the things we do not. "
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" If you are hopeful, if you are optimistic, other people want to help you. And if you are down in the dumps, other people may still help you, but I've noticed that they're walking, not running, over to you. "
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" I've never understood pity and self-pity as an emotion. "
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" An injured lion still wants to roar. "
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" My mother took great relish in introducing me as 'This is my son - he's a doctor but not the kind that helps people.' "
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