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Randy’s Mom
Randy’s “Dutch Uncle” at Brown University who becomes one of Randy’s mentors and has a deep impact on Randy’s life—he makes Randy more self aware, leads him to believe in the idea of “feedback loops,” helps Randy get into graduate school, and continues to be a source of wisdom throughout Randy’s life.
Professor Andy Van Dam Quotes in The Last Lecture
The The Last Lecture quotes below are all either spoken by Professor Andy Van Dam or refer to Professor Andy Van Dam. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 14
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…I had strengths that also were flaws. In Andy’s view, I was self-possessed to a fault, I was way too brash and I was an inflexible contrarian, always spouting opinions. One day, Andy took me for a walk. He put his arm around my shoulders and said, “Randy, it’s such a shame that people perceive you as being so arrogant, because it’s going to limit what you’re going to be able to accomplish in life.”
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Professor Andy Van Dam Quotes in The Last Lecture
The The Last Lecture quotes below are all either spoken by Professor Andy Van Dam or refer to Professor Andy Van Dam. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 14
Quotes
…I had strengths that also were flaws. In Andy’s view, I was self-possessed to a fault, I was way too brash and I was an inflexible contrarian, always spouting opinions. One day, Andy took me for a walk. He put his arm around my shoulders and said, “Randy, it’s such a shame that people perceive you as being so arrogant, because it’s going to limit what you’re going to be able to accomplish in life.”
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
