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Everything is always working out for me.

Your legacy is every life that you touch.

Your purpose is to do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.

Anything that seems to be set in stone or inalterable can, indeed, change.

Am I doing something because it is right, or simply because it is possible?

Tear down walls of ignorance and narrow-mindedness, for nothing has to stay as it is.

The Berlin Wall limited my opportunities. It quite literally stood in my way. However, there was one thing which this wall couldn't do. It couldn't impose limits on my inner thoughts. My personality, my imagination, my dreams and desires — prohibitions or coercion couldn't limit any of that.

As of now, you become the writers of your own epic poem. And the truth is that every student, every class faces a unique set of challenges, and history judges whether they meet the moment.

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.

You always have a goddess of wisdom in your corner. It is your education. It is your experience. It is the incredible lessons you have learned right here.

To graduate at this moment, in this time of prosperity and technological revolution, is an extraordinary gift. But it does come with strings attached.

The most radical act we can take is to make a commitment to a particular thing — to a place, to a profession, to a cause, to a community, to a person.