You're stronger than you seem, you're braver than you believe, and you're smarter than you think.
speech graduation courage
James Carville
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Commencement 2013, 2013
You must always make the path for yourself. There is no secret society out there that will tap you on the shoulder one night and show you the way.
speech graduation independence
Stephen Colbert
University of Virginia Valedictory Exercises 2013, 2013
Your life will not be defined by the society that we have left you. Every generation must define itself, and so make the world that suits itself.
speech graduation independence
Stephen Colbert
University of Virginia Valedictory Exercises 2013, 2013
If you think that happiness means total peace, you will never be happy. Peace comes from the acceptance of the part of you that can never be at peace. That will always be in conflict. If you accept that, everything gets a lot better.
speech graduation wisdom
Joss Whedon
Wesleyan University Commencement 2013, 2013
Don't just be yourself. Be all of yourselves. Don't just live. Be that other thing connected to death. Be life. Live all of your life. Understand it, see it, appreciate it. And have fun.
speech graduation authenticity
Joss Whedon
Wesleyan University 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.
speech graduation courage
Ed Helms
Knox College Commencement 2013, 2013
A life oriented toward discovery is infinitely more rewarding than a life oriented toward not blowing it.
speech graduation curiosity
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.
speech graduation courage
Ed Helms
Knox College Commencement 2013, 2013
No, you will not find your passion. Your passion will find you. Relax and wait for it.
speech graduation purpose
David Brooks
Sewanee University of the South Baccalaureate 2013, 2013
Raise the rest of your life to meet you. Don't search for defining moments because they will never come. The moments that define you have already happened. And they will already happen again. And it passes so quickly.
speech graduation self discovery
Peter Dinklage
Bennington College Commencement 2012, 2012
Don't ever feel boxed into a single career or pursuit. Remain curious. Explore every axis, on every front, in the battle to make a difference.
speech graduation curiosity
Ronan Farrow
Dominican University of California Commencement 2012, 2012
You cannot tell yourself where things would lead. Finding what you want to do next is a job, and like any job, you have to put in the hours.
speech graduation self discovery
Ira Glass
Goucher College Commencement 2012, 2012