I'd rather be wrong and cringe than right and regret not speaking up.
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Jon Lovett
Pitzer College Commencement 2013, 2013
Learn to trust yourself. That's very vital. Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold even fewer.
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Eric Idle
Whitman College Commencement 2013, 2013
Fear is good. Fear is good because it is our brain's way of identifying the things about which we are ignorant. We should look at our fear not as a reason to avoid the things that frighten us, but as a reason to engage them.
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Ed Helms
Knox College Commencement 2013, 2013
A life oriented toward discovery is infinitely more rewarding than a life oriented toward not blowing it.
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Ed Helms
Knox College Commencement 2013, 2013
Don't be afraid of fear. Because it sharpens you, it challenges you, it makes you stronger; and when you run away from fear, you also run away from the opportunity to be your best possible self.
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Ed Helms
Knox College Commencement 2013, 2013
Nobody likes to fail but failure is an essential part of life and of learning. If your uniform isn't dirty, you haven't been in the game.
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Ben Bernanke
Princeton University Commencement 2013, 2013
When you're doing what you love to do, you become resilient. You create a habit of taking chances on yourself.
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Dick Costolo
University of Michigan Commencement 2013, 2013
Be bold, make courageous choices, and bet on yourself. You don't need to know now what that impact will be or how it will happen, because nobody ever does.
speech graduation courage
Dick Costolo
University of Michigan Commencement 2013, 2013
Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks. Dare to fail. Remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.
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Aaron Sorkin
Syracuse University Commencement 2012, 2012
Life will not be easy, but you will have chosen for yourself a very meaningful adventure.
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Eric Greitens
Tufts University Commencement 2012, 2012
Let your dreams be your only limitations.
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Colin Powell
Northeastern University Commencement 2012, 2012
Say yes to opportunity. Sink or swim, it'll change your life.
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Sutton Foster
Ball State University Commencement 2012, 2012