Limitations set by yourself give you boundaries to respect. But limitations set by others give you boundaries to bust through.
speech graduation independence
Michelle Yeoh
Harvard Law School Class Day 2023, 2023
When you are leaping without a safety net, people become your safety net and you become theirs.
speech graduation relationships
Michelle Yeoh
Harvard Law School Class Day 2023, 2023
The effort is optional, but the truth is sacred, unalterable, chiseled into the stone of the foundation of our republic.
speech graduation responsibility
Tom Hanks
Harvard University Commencement 2023, 2023
The scary news is, you're on your own now. But the cool news is, you're on your own now.
speech graduation independence
Taylor Swift
New York University Commencement 2022, 2022
Getting canceled on the internet and nearly losing my career gave me an excellent knowledge of all the types of wine.
speech graduation resilience
Taylor Swift
New York University Commencement 2022, 2022
Losing things doesn't just mean losing. A lot of the time, when we lose things, we gain things too.
speech graduation resilience
Taylor Swift
New York University Commencement 2022, 2022
Through surf and storm, howling gale, high shall your purpose be.
speech graduation purpose
President Biden
Coast Guard Academy Commencement 2021, 2021
You're the most progressive, best-educated, least prejudiced, most open generation in American history.
speech graduation education
President Biden
Coast Guard Academy Commencement 2021, 2021
Your challenge as a leader is to treat every single person with equal dignity and respect, and find ways to unlock everyone's talent.
speech graduation leadership
President Biden
Coast Guard Academy Commencement 2021, 2021
Amazing things happen when you do hard things. You grow, you become closer to others who share the experience, you become stronger as a person.
speech graduation growth
Marie Lynn Miranda
University of Notre Dame Graduate School Commencement 2021, 2021
People like you who are willing to put in deep, concentrated, single-minded effort are creating the pathways that will lead us out of this crisis.
speech graduation perseverance
Marie Lynn Miranda
University of Notre Dame Graduate School Commencement 2021, 2021
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.
speech graduation love
Marie Lynn Miranda
University of Notre Dame Graduate School Commencement 2021, 2021