Limitations set by yourself give you boundaries to respect. But limitations set by others give you boundaries to bust through.
speech graduation independence
Michelle Yeoh
Harvard Law School Class Day 2023, 2023
I had to go and chop down that wood and build my own table. Then I had to invite the best there was to have a seat.
speech graduation independence
Beyoncé
Dear Class of 2020 Virtual Commencement, 2020
When I asked if I had a future as a partner, I was told no. And when I asked why, they looked at me with a smile and said: because you're a woman.
speech graduation perseverance
Christine Lagarde
Claremont McKenna College Commencement 2018, 2018
You were never Little Red Riding Hood. You were always the wolf.
speech graduation courage
Abby Wambach
Barnard College Commencement 2018, 2018
You will not always be the goal scorer. And when you are not, you better be rushing toward her.
speech graduation empathy
Abby Wambach
Barnard College Commencement 2018, 2018
Imagine the possibilities when women are not held back. Your generation is unraveling deeply entrenched laws, principles and misguided values that have held women back for far too long and therefore, have held us all back — the human race.
speech graduation justice
Pharrell Williams
New York University Commencement 2017, 2017
Providing care is every bit as important as providing cash.
speech graduation balance
Anne-Marie Slaughter
Tufts University Commencement 2014, 2014