Never put on a piece of clothing without curiosity, without thinking: what kind of risks are the people taking so that I can have an affordable shirt?
speech graduation curiosity
Cynthia Enloe
Connecticut College Commencement 2011, 2011
Whatever you end up doing in this life, make sure above all that it's interesting. Because most likely you're going to spend a third of the rest of your life working for a living. And if what you do bores you, that means you're going to spend a third of the rest of your life being bored.
speech graduation passion
Terry Teachout
Rollins College Hamilton Holt School Commencement 2011, 2011
It's your curiosity and enthusiasm that will get you noticed and make your life interesting — not your grade point average.
speech graduation curiosity
Steve Blank
Philadelphia University Commencement 2011, 2011
Life is too short to let the world we experience be restricted by our own limited vision.
speech graduation curiosity
Sergio Marchionne
University of Toledo Commencement 2011, 2011
There will be many doors along your path, and behind each of those doors will be things that can change you and your lives. But you will recognize them only if you have embraced a philosophy of appreciating everything that happens to you.
speech graduation growth
Sergio Marchionne
University of Toledo Commencement 2011, 2011
We dream, we cope, and we endure. And we keep on learning.
speech graduation resilience
Lynn Sherr
Wellesley College Commencement 2010, 2010
What if I told you that you are about to embark on a great adventure, that you will be given all the proper equipment for this adventure — food, clothing, shelter. And what if I told you further that you will have about eight decades to complete this adventure, and that every day you will be able to discover something new along your path.
speech graduation wonder
Kirk Schneider
San Francisco State University Commencement 2010, 2010
Education is about absorbing what others have learned and created and believe, but it is also about our responses to those concepts and those convictions.
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Julia Keller
Dominican University Commencement 2010, 2010
The world is not going to issue you an engraved invitation to this life. You've already received an engraved invitation to this life. You've already been asked to attend.
speech graduation purpose
Sarah Heidt
Kenyon College Baccalaureate, 2010, 2010
No question is too stupid. You're not as smart as you think you are. You never will be. There's always room to learn. Don't be scared to ask.
speech graduation humility
Meredith Vieira
Tufts University Commencement 2008, 2008
A rich life is a balanced life. Don't focus too early on your career. Deviate a bit. Embrace change.
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Larry Lucchino
Boston University Commencement 2008, 2008
Allow life to take you on its glorious journey. The best time to do it is now, when you're young and full of curiosity and have no fear.
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Jessica Lange
Sarah Lawrence College Commencement 2008, 2008