You aren't here on earth to just go through the motions. If you love doing something, go after it with every part of your being.
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Peter Hollens
University of Oregon Commencement 2015, 2015
Make your decisions in life based on love instead of fear. Let money be the byproduct of following your passion.
speech graduation passion
Peter Hollens
University of Oregon Commencement 2015, 2015
Passion, not profit, should always be your guide.
speech graduation passion
Jimmy Buffett
University of Miami Commencement 2015, 2015
People often say find your passion. But there's more to it than that. Not all passions are enough. Just existing for your desires feels empty and insufficient, because our desires are fleeting and insatiable. You need a loyalty.
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Atul Gawande
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Commencement 2014, 2014
It's about having the courage to give in to passion for an idea that makes your heart race. And if it doesn't scare you, you're probably not dreaming big enough.
speech graduation courage
Tory Burch
Babson College Commencement 2014, 2014
Hard work beats talent if talent doesn't work hard. Don't be content to work around the edges of your profession. Speak up. Volunteer. Show your enthusiasm. Knock on doors.
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Mary Barra
University of Michigan Commencement 2014, 2014
Turn on the music really, really loud before you leave the house. It changes the way you walk out in the world.
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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
The world needs you. Now, the world may not exactly realize it, but wow, does it need you. It is yearning, starving, dying for you and your healing offer of service through your Art.
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Joyce DiDonato
The Juilliard School Commencement 2014, 2014
We were all made to love. And I've found that we live our best lives, we are at our most successful, not simply because we're smarter than everyone else, or because we hustle harder. The key to success, the key to happiness, is opening your mind and your heart to love.
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John Legend
University of Pennsylvania Commencement 2014, 2014
The only way you'll reach any height in life and in love is by taking the chance that you might fall. You have to give your all.
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John Legend
University of Pennsylvania Commencement 2014, 2014
If you're the kind of person who finds the most interesting thing in the world to you is something you don't know, you're probably in the right place.
speech graduation curiosity
David Carr
UC Berkeley School of Journalism Commencement 2014, 2014