Make failure your friend, but not a habit. First of all, I'm not sure survival is such a bad plan.
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Benno Schmidt
University of Missouri-Kansas City Commencement 2012, 2012
Think about not waiting your turn. Instead, think about getting together with friends that you admire, people you envy. Think about not waiting for a company to call you up.
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Robert Krulwich
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Commencement 2011, 2011
The world is run by those who show up, not those who wait to be asked.
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Steve Blank
Philadelphia University Commencement 2011, 2011
Innovation comes from those who see things that others don't. Be persistent. Never give up.
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Steve Blank
Philadelphia University Commencement 2011, 2011
It's your curiosity and enthusiasm that will get you noticed and make your life interesting—not your grade point average.
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Steve Blank
Philadelphia University Commencement 2011, 2011
You get to make your own luck. Eighty percent of success in your career will come from just showing up. The world is run by those who show up — not those who wait to be asked.
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Steve Blank
Philadelphia University Commencement 2011, 2011
No one ever sets out to fail. But being afraid to fail means you'll be afraid to try. Playing it safe will get you nowhere.
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Steve Blank
Philadelphia University Commencement 2011, 2011
Creativity is a renewable resource. Be as creative as you like, as often as you like, because you can never run out.
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Biz Stone
Babson College Commencement 2011, 2011
Opportunity can be manufactured. You can wait around for the right set of circumstances to fall into place and then leap into action, but you can also create those set of circumstances on your own.
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Biz Stone
Babson College Commencement 2011, 2011
Go play in traffic, and find out what's possible. You won't make a difference by sitting on the sidelines.
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Joe Plumeri
William & Mary Commencement 2011, 2011
If no one would give me a chance as a reporter, I should take a chance. If no one would give me an opportunity, I would have to make my own opportunity.
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Anderson Cooper
Tulane University Commencement 2010, 2010
Any successful business reflects the combination of ideas joined with an important expression of love through service to other humans.
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Carl Schramm
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Commencement 2009, 2009