Make your decisions in life based on love instead of fear. Let money be the byproduct of following your passion.
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Peter Hollens
University of Oregon Commencement 2015, 2015
Passion, not profit, should always be your guide.
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Jimmy Buffett
University of Miami Commencement 2015, 2015
Hold on to your own. There will be compromises, but that's not one of them. The more you listen to your own instincts, the better you're going to serve yourself, the grander you will serve your industry, and the happier you will be in your work.
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Brooke Shields
Fashion Institute of Technology Commencement 2015, 2015
Go find your joy. Whatever that is, go find your joy. It's what you're going to remember in the end. You're not going to remember how you worried.
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Sandra Bullock
Warren Easton Charter School Commencement 2014, 2014
You can fail at what you don't want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.
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Jim Carrey
Maharishi University of Management Commencement 2014, 2014
You have to figure out what you love to do, what you have conviction about, and go do that.
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Dick Costolo
University of Michigan Commencement 2013, 2013
Pursuing your dream, I believe, is the path you should follow. If you follow that road, you might not end up at your dream, but you will end up doing something that gives you immense satisfaction.
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Lewis Black
UC San Diego Thurgood Marshall College Commencement 2013, 2013
Do what you love. Find a way to get paid for it. And if you ever have the luxury of multiple job offers, don't make the decision based on salary alone.
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Michael Bloomberg
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Commencement 2012, 2012
Whatever it is you try, make sure it's what you really want to do, because the only person who knows what that is, is you.
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Andy Samberg
Harvard University Class Day 2012, 2012
Focus on what stirs your soul, because it's hard to excel at anything that you don't love. Be fearless. Don't be afraid to go down fighting if you're fighting a righteous battle.
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Susan Rice
Stanford University Commencement 2010, 2010
Intuition is critical in virtually everything you do, but without relentless preparation and execution, it is meaningless.
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Tim Cook
Auburn University Commencement 2010, 2010
Trust your intuition and then work with everything you have to prove it right.
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Tim Cook
Auburn University Commencement 2010, 2010