We don't beat the reaper by living longer, but by living well, and liv…

Randy Pausch
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We don't beat the reaper by living longer, but by living well, and living fully - for the reaper will come for all of us. The question is: what do we do between the time we're born and the time he shows up. ✨ YouTube Channel R2Agent/Randy Pausch addressing the CMU 2008 graduating class, www.youtube.com. May 19, 2008.
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