Gentle

In life, you make the small decisions with your head and the big decisions with your heart.

You don't outgrow art. The same work can mean something different at each stage of your life.

You make meaning in life through others.

A lot of people have worked awfully hard to help give you the education of a lifetime. Now it's up to you to decide what to do with it.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.

Graduation is a time for us to celebrate all of our achievements, but don't stop there. Don't forget to dream big, go far, and never stop learning.

You know you have a Vincentian heart when you see hope where others feel despair, and light where others see only darkness.

Following that dream, listening to that little voice, does not guarantee success. Luck is an ingredient not to be overlooked.

Be kind to others. This is the conclusion of the wise old man on top of the mountain.

Simplify, slow down, be kind. And don't forget to have art in your life — music, paintings, theater, stains and sunsets.

Real leadership comes from the quiet nudging of an inner voice. It comes from realizing that the time has come to move beyond preparing to doing.

The only things that are sure to endure are the artifacts of love. So go out and build as many as you can.