I mandate that you continue to dream the wild dreams that you dreamed when you were young.
speech graduation ambition
Mike Tomlin
St. Vincent College Commencement 2008, 2008
Memorials are the way we make promises to the future about the past.
speech graduation legacy
Alice Greenwald
Sarah Lawrence College Commencement 2007, 2007
Honor your curiosity. It is one of the most powerful forces you possess.
speech graduation curiosity
Alice Greenwald
Sarah Lawrence College Commencement 2007, 2007
The barrier to change is not too little caring. It is too much complexity.
speech graduation empathy
Bill Gates
Harvard University Commencement 2007, 2007
From those to whom much is given, much is expected.
speech graduation responsibility
Bill Gates
Harvard University Commencement 2007, 2007
Whether through democracy, strong public education, quality health care, or broad economic opportunity—reducing inequity is the highest human achievement.
speech graduation justice
Bill Gates
Harvard University Commencement 2007, 2007
The important test is whether you can get back up after being knocked down and risk failure again.
speech graduation resilience
Robert Ballard
Connecticut College Commencement 2007, 2007
The journey is never over until you share what you have learned with others.
speech graduation legacy
Robert Ballard
Connecticut College Commencement 2007, 2007
Don't let anybody tell you that there's some obstacle that you can't overcome or some dream that you cannot realize.
speech graduation perseverance
Omid Kordestani
San Jose State University Commencement 2007, 2007
Don't be defined or limited by the steps you've taken in life or the degree you've chosen.
speech graduation growth
Omid Kordestani
San Jose State University Commencement 2007, 2007
In life, you make the small decisions with your head and the big decisions with your heart.
speech graduation wisdom
Omid Kordestani
San Jose State University Commencement 2007, 2007
Art is an irreplaceable way of understanding and expressing the world, equal to but distinct from scientific and conceptual methods.
speech graduation arts
Dana Gioia
Stanford University Commencement 2007, 2007