It is much easier to describe the structural challenges we face than to describe the human response to those challenges that will change history.
speech graduation resilience
Fareed Zakaria
Bates College Commencement 2009, 2009
It is likely that human beings will find fulfillment and will be rewarded for the same qualities that they have been rewarded for for 5,000 years. And that is intelligence, hard work, honesty, a sense of character, loyalty to family and friends, and above all love and faith.
speech graduation wisdom
Fareed Zakaria
Bates College Commencement 2009, 2009
Don't forget to follow your dreams — unless your dreams are stupid — like eating all the cake in Arlington.
speech graduation purpose
Eugene Mirman
Lexington High School Commencement 2009, 2009
Learn humility and wisdom when you stumble, because it will help you when you succeed.
speech graduation humility
Rahm Emanuel
George Washington University Commencement 2009, 2009
The universal language is not texted, emailed, or spoken. It is felt.
speech graduation empathy
Angela Ahrendts
Ball State University Commencement 2008, 2008
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
speech graduation wisdom
J.K. Rowling
Harvard University Commencement 2008, 2008
Time is not money. Time is time. When your time is over, you will be remembered for what you did, not for what you never got around to doing.
speech graduation purpose
Billy Collins
Colorado College Commencement 2008, 2008
Be strong enough to say, 'I don't know.' When you don't know, say so. Don't guess. Don't fake it.
speech graduation humility
Larry Lucchino
Boston University Commencement 2008, 2008
Be present. Be present and open to the moment that is unfolding before you, because ultimately your life is made up of moments. So don't miss them by being lost in the past or anticipating the future.
speech graduation carpe diem
Jessica Lange
Sarah Lawrence College Commencement 2008, 2008
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.
speech graduation failure
Randy Pausch
Carnegie Mellon University 'The Last Lecture' 2007, 2007
It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the dreams will come to you.
speech graduation purpose
Randy Pausch
Carnegie Mellon University 'The Last Lecture' 2007, 2007
If we stop remembering, we stop being.
speech graduation legacy
Alice Greenwald
Sarah Lawrence College Commencement 2007, 2007