The daily activity that contributes most to happiness is having dinner with friends. The daily activity that detracts most from happiness is commuting. Eat more. Commute less.
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David Brooks
Sewanee University of the South Baccalaureate 2013, 2013
A sense of humor will be your life preserver in what could definitely be a veil of tears. Relish it. Cultivate it. It is vital to your existence.
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Lewis Black
UC San Diego Thurgood Marshall College Commencement 2013, 2013
Money and power by themselves are a two-legged stool — you can balance on them for a while, but eventually, you're going to topple over.
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Arianna Huffington
Smith College Commencement 2013, 2013
A much simpler way to get to the top is to sleep your way to the top. And I mean that literally.
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Arianna Huffington
Smith College Commencement 2013, 2013
Don't buy society's definition of success. Because it's not working for anyone. It's not working for women, it's not working for men, it's not working for polar bears.
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Arianna Huffington
Smith College Commencement 2013, 2013
I hope if you learn anything from me today, if you remember anything that I say today, I hope you'll remember about the power of the pause. Pausing today and throughout your entire life allows you to take a breath. It allows you to take a beat. It allows you to be in the moment.
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Maria Shriver
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Commencement 2012, 2012
There's usually somebody else who can do your job, but there's nobody else who can be a loving child or a devoted parent.
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Susan Rice
Stanford University Commencement 2010, 2010
Let your joy be in your journey — not in some distant goal.
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Tim Cook
Auburn University Commencement 2010, 2010
Be fearless, but make sure it's thoughtful and mindful fearlessness.
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Julianna Margulies
Sarah Lawrence College Commencement 2010, 2010
All the greatness you may achieve in your career doesn't amount to a whole lot if your personal life is a mess.
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Jamie Hyneman
Villanova University Commencement 2010, 2010
Everything worthwhile is hard. Some sacrifices aren't worthwhile.
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Bobby Knight
Trine University Commencement 2010, 2010
Let your joy be in your journey, not in some distant goal.
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Tim Cook
Auburn University Commencement 2010, 2010