Many are the plans in a man's heart, but the Lord directs his steps.
speech graduation faith
Chuck Norris
Liberty University Commencement 2008, 2008
We don't beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well and living fully.
speech graduation mortality
Randy Pausch
Carnegie Mellon University Commencement 2008, 2008
Your passion must come from the things that fill you from the inside.
speech graduation passion
Randy Pausch
Carnegie Mellon University Commencement 2008, 2008
It is not the things we do in life that we regret on our deathbed. It is the things we do not.
speech graduation mortality
Randy Pausch
Carnegie Mellon University Commencement 2008, 2008
No question is too stupid. You're not as smart as you think you are. You never will be. There's always room to learn. Don't be scared to ask.
speech graduation humility
Meredith Vieira
Tufts University Commencement 2008, 2008
The only formula is that there is no formula. There is no easy way to get from point A to point B, nor is there any right way.
speech graduation self discovery
Meredith Vieira
Tufts University Commencement 2008, 2008
Time is not money. Time is time. When your time is over, you will be remembered for what you did, not for what you never got around to doing.
speech graduation purpose
Billy Collins
Colorado College Commencement 2008, 2008
The corollary to carpe diem is gratitude — gratitude for simply being alive, for having a day to seize. The taking of breath, the beating of the heart.
speech graduation gratitude
Billy Collins
Colorado College Commencement 2008, 2008
It is not the things we do in life that we regret on our deathbed. It is the things we do not.
speech graduation mortality
Randy Pausch
Carnegie Mellon University Commencement 2008, 2008
A rich life is a balanced life. Don't focus too early on your career. Deviate a bit. Embrace change.
speech graduation balance
Larry Lucchino
Boston University Commencement 2008, 2008
And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
speech graduation failure
J.K. Rowling
Harvard University Commencement 2008, 2008
The first five minutes of the game does not decide the outcome. It never does.
speech graduation perseverance
Mike Tomlin
St. Vincent College Commencement 2008, 2008