I learned that unlikely events — the things we say could never happen to us — happen all the time, because there are so many possible unlikely events that a few of them will happen.
speech graduation wisdom
Kenneth Kosik
UC Santa Barbara Humanities and Fine Arts Commencement 2016, 2016
The art of medicine means telling someone what they may already know at some deep non-verbal level, something they may fear or vaguely anticipate, and communicating that something in a way that offers insight and compassion.
speech graduation empathy
Kenneth Kosik
UC Santa Barbara Humanities and Fine Arts Commencement 2016, 2016
Graduates, you're on your own. Figure it out. I believe in you. Believe in yourselves! The world is starving for new leadership, new ideas.
speech graduation courage
Kenneth Kosik
UC Santa Barbara Humanities and Fine Arts Commencement 2016, 2016