Huffington closed by arguing that this moment in history demanded individuals stop waiting for leaders on white horses — especially those living in Washington — to save them. She urged the graduates to tap into their own leadership potential, to dare to take risks and fail as many times as necessary, and to do it all with more balance, more joy, more sleep, and more gratitude. She described the world as a split screen: on one side, irrationality and anger; on the other, their generation's explosion of creativity, innovation, empathy, and compassion.