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The Last Lecture

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  • b4154231872цитирапреди 2 години
    "An injured lion wants to know if he can still roar,"
  • b4154231872цитирапреди 2 години
    being considered the best speaker in a computer science department is like being known as the tallest of the Seven Dwarfs.
  • aaabril76цитирапреди 5 години
    a Dutch uncle," which refers to a person who gives you honest feedback. Few people bother doing that nowadays, so the expression has started to feel outdated, even obscure. (And the best part is that Andy really is Dutch.)
  • aaabril76цитирапреди 5 години
    just want you to know that

    [70] The Last Lecture

    it feels great to be alive, and to be here today, alive with you. Whatever news we get about the scans, I'm not going to die when we hear it. I won't die the next day, or the day after that, or the day after that. So today, right now, well this is a wonderful day. And I want you to know how much I'm enjoying it."
  • aaabril76цитирапреди 5 години
    look smart when you're parroting smart people
  • aaabril76цитирапреди 5 години
    But I kept my mantra in mind: The brick walls are there for a reason. They're not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.
  • aaabril76цитирапреди 5 години
    "I don't believe in the no-win scenario."
  • aaabril76цитирапреди 5 години
    delegate, had the passion to inspire, and looked good in what he wore to work. He never professed to have skills greater than his subordinates. He acknowledged that they knew what they were doing in their domains. But he established the vision, the tone. He was in charge of morale. On top of that, Kirk had the romantic chops to woo women in every galaxy he visited
  • aaabril76цитирапреди 5 години
    What we really want them to learn is far more important: teamwork, perseverance, sportsmanship, the value of hard work, an ability to deal with adversity. This kind of indirect learning is what some of us like to call a "head fake
  • aaabril76цитирапреди 5 години
    one that teaches people things they don't realize they're learning until well into the process. If you're a head-fake specialist, your hidden objective is to get them to learn something you want them to learn.
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