Graduation

Carry others deeply in your heart as you make your way in this world, and remember that you are being carried in others' hearts as well.

What did you do with your life? It is my sincere hope that you will begin a 50-year journey that allows you to answer quite simply: I made a difference.

Dream big. Envision yourself. You can be a leader in your industry, or you can be the leader of a state. There is nothing stopping you.

The eulogy virtues are the ones people will say about you when you're gone. Will they say you were a kind person? Did you love freely? Were you a loyal friend? Did you live a life of giving?

Very few people realize what power sincerity carries. When that is lacking, power is lacking.

Allow that diploma you're receiving today to be a reminder of who you are and what you want. Let it be a guiding light that always brings you back to this day — when you were proud of yourself, when you were at the height of hope.

You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart.

Our nation is at its best when we realize that we all do better when we all do better.

It is an artist's duty to reflect the times in which we live. And it is also a banker's duty. It's a lawyer's duty, a doctor's duty, a teacher's duty, an engineer's duty, a plumber's duty, a nurse's duty. A mom's and dad's duty.

Love should be your North Star. Let it guide you. What does it mean to love people we don't know? It means letting go of fear and embracing our shared humanity.

Only love can give you the power to take on these kinds of odds.

I had to go and chop down that wood and build my own table. Then I had to invite the best there was to have a seat.