Teachout closed his speech with a Broadway story about producer Leland Hayward casting Maxwell Anderson's 'Anne of the Thousand Days.' When Hayward asked Anderson who should play Henry VIII, the playwright played it safe and suggested a solid but unremarkable actor. Hayward exploded: 'Suppose there were absolutely no problems getting anyone in the world you wanted. Who would you pick?' Anderson said Rex Harrison — but was certain they'd never get him. Hayward grinned, picked up the phone, and an hour later Harrison had agreed. The moral was Hayward's parting line, which Teachout used as his closing argument to graduates: if there's ever a time to shoot high, it's now. Take a long, cool look at what you really want, and go for it with the same dedication you used to earn your degree. Settle later if you must — but don't spend the rest of your life regretting that you didn't give it your best shot.