Pride is precisely what will lead the world to hell. I am suggesting an alternative: humbly accepting our responsibility for the world.
speech graduation humility
Vaclav Havel
Harvard University Commencement 1995, 1995
Our curiosity combined with our uncanny ability to find explanations defines us.
speech graduation curiosity
Margaret J. Geller
Harvard University Phi Beta Kappa Commencement 1995, 1995
The only way sexism can truly harm you is if you get used to it. Don't ever get used to it.
speech graduation courage
Callie Khouri
Sweet Briar College Commencement 1994, 1994
We are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
speech graduation creativity
Billy Joel
Berklee College of Music Commencement 1993, 1993
What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary. I am merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
speech graduation discipline
Billy Joel
Berklee College of Music Commencement 1993, 1993
Being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are. There is no choice, either you is or you ain't.
speech graduation authenticity
Billy Joel
Berklee College of Music Commencement 1993, 1993
To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble.
speech graduation purpose
Bill Watterson
Kenyon College Commencement 1990, 1990
Selling out is usually more a matter of buying in. Sell out, and you're really buying into someone else's system of values, rules and rewards.
speech graduation authenticity
Bill Watterson
Kenyon College Commencement 1990, 1990
It's surprising how hard we'll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
speech graduation passion
Bill Watterson
Kenyon College Commencement 1990, 1990
Fantasizing, projecting yourself into a successful situation is the most powerful means there is of achieving personal goals.
speech graduation ambition
Leonard A. Lauder
Connecticut College Commencement 1989, 1989
Mistakes in your 20's are not irreparable; they're part of your education and probably the most valuable part.
speech graduation failure
David Broder
Kalamazoo College Commencement 1988, 1988
Progress is not a straight line. It's a circle in which we strive to use all our talents and complete ourselves. Potentially, we are all winners.
speech graduation growth
Gloria Steinem
Tufts University Commencement 1987, 1987