Spellings shared this as one of her 'Margaretisms' — sayings she developed alongside her mother's famous 'Pegisms' like 'You need loving most when you're most unlovable.' She urged the graduates not to get caught up in life's routine, to get off the beaten path and explore detours. She told the story of Fred Smith, the college student who got a C on his final paper because his idea for an overnight delivery service was deemed 'implausible' — he went on to found FedEx.