The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something." "The brick walls are not there to keep us out.
"The brick walls are there for a reason," he said during his lecture. But Pausch had a novel way of looking at obstacles: It was a brick wall that some might have walked away from. In the lecture, he spoke of overcoming the obstacles that may seem insurmountable.Īlthough he graduated magna cum laude from Brown University, he nearly didn't get in to Brown in the first place - he was wait listed. He went on to attain almost all of those dreams, but they didn't all come easy. I wanted to be one of the guys who won the big stuffed animals in the amusement park." Being in zero gravity, playing in the National Football League, authoring an article in the World Book Encyclopedia - I guess you can tell the nerds early. "You may not agree with the list but I was there. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and unlike other cancers, during the last 30 years the medical community has seen very little advancement in prolonging the lives of pancreatic cancer patients.īut instead of focusing on his death, Pausch spoke about his childhood dreams. It all began with one, age-old question: What would you say if you knew you were going to die and had a chance to sum up everything that was most important to you?
The outpouring of cards and emails really sustained him."Ĭlick here to see ABC News' full coverage of his story. "Randy was so happy and proud that the lecture and book inspired parents to revisit their priorities, particularly their relationships with their children. "I'd like to thank the millions of people who have offered their love, prayers and support," Jai Pausch said in a statement. He was at home, surrounded by his wife, Jai, and his three children.Ī dear friend to Diane Sawyer and "Good Morning America," Pausch's lecture and subsequent interview was one of the most powerful accounts of hope, grace and optimistism ABC News has ever featured, and drew a worldwide response. J- Randy Pausch, the charismatic young college professor who chronicled his battle with pancreatic cancer in a remarkable speech widely-known as the "Last Lecture," has died at the age of 47.
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