Most people are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be. Delaying happiness along with gratification is quite another thing, because each milestone along your path ought to have its own form of happiness.
speech graduation gratitude
Larry Bock
UC Berkeley College of Chemistry Commencement 2007, 2007
Between chutzpah and humility lies success. The biggest killer of a good mind is to stick it in a fat head.
speech graduation humility
Larry Bock
UC Berkeley College of Chemistry Commencement 2007, 2007
Failure is merely a dress rehearsal for future success. The strength of your character comes not from how you react to your successes, but from how you react to your failures.
speech graduation failure
Larry Bock
UC Berkeley College of Chemistry Commencement 2007, 2007