Ava DuVernay

Very few people realize what power sincerity carries. When that is lacking, power is lacking.

Allow that diploma you're receiving today to be a reminder of who you are and what you want. Let it be a guiding light that always brings you back to this day — when you were proud of yourself, when you were at the height of hope.

You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart.