Don't let anyone tell you that you have to follow a certain path. Especially don't let fear tell you that.
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Howard Schultz
Arizona State University Commencement 2017, 2017
We are not born with a certain amount of resilience. It is a muscle, and that means we can build it.
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Sheryl Sandberg
Virginia Tech Commencement 2017, 2017
There are times to lean in and there are times to lean on.
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Sheryl Sandberg
Virginia Tech Commencement 2017, 2017
We are more vulnerable than we ever thought, but we are stronger than we ever imagined.
speech graduation resilience
Sheryl Sandberg
Virginia Tech Commencement 2017, 2017
You're nothing if you're not the truth. I've made a living, I've made a life, I've made a fortune — all from being true to myself.
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Oprah Winfrey
Agnes Scott College Commencement 2017, 2017
Having a closet full of shoes doesn't fill up your life. Living a life of substance can — substance through your service.
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Oprah Winfrey
Agnes Scott College Commencement 2017, 2017
You are my other self. We are one. I am another yourself. The Mayans just had a more beautiful way of saying we're all in this together.
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Helen Mirren
Tulane University Commencement 2017, 2017
It's hard to live up to your potential when you don't like what you do.
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Steven Levitan
University of Wisconsin-Madison Commencement, 2017, 2017
Keep chasing those moments where you discover something new about your voice. Don't ever let that end.
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Octavia Spencer
Kent State University Commencement 2017, 2017
Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path, but leave a trail.
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Octavia Spencer
Kent State University Commencement 2017, 2017
We cannot expect others to understand our point of view if we don't understand theirs.
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Kumail Nanjiani
Grinnell College Commencement 2017, 2017
We are all much more similar than we are different. We're all just looking for food, and love, and meaning.
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Kumail Nanjiani
Grinnell College Commencement 2017, 2017