Not every risk will work out, but that's okay. Failure is the world's best teacher.
speech graduation failure
Michael Bloomberg
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Commencement 2012, 2012
You are not special. You are not exceptional.
speech graduation humility
David McCullough Jr.
Wellesley High School Commencement 2012, 2012
Relax, dude! You just finished college at Harvard. You worked so hard. Trust me, you're gonna kill it.
speech graduation success
Andy Samberg
Harvard University Class Day 2012, 2012
If you live long enough, every defeat will turn into a victory.
speech graduation resilience
Angela Davis
Pitzer College Commencement 2012, 2012
Never prostitute your integrity to get a job or to keep one.
speech graduation integrity
Lee Corso
Florida State University Commencement 2012, 2012
Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.
speech graduation resilience
Lee Corso
Florida State University Commencement 2012, 2012
Always protect your reputation — and have the courage to follow your dreams.
speech graduation courage
Louis B. Susman
Connecticut College Commencement 2012, 2012
Help the world find its way ahead.
speech graduation purpose
Louis B. Susman
Connecticut College Commencement 2012, 2012
Even if greed were good, greed is not enough.
speech graduation purpose
Jefferson Smith
University of Oregon Commencement 2012, 2012
Even if you know you are right, you may be wrong.
speech graduation humility
Benno Schmidt
University of Missouri-Kansas City Commencement 2012, 2012
You will eventually use everything you've ever learned.
speech graduation education
Adam Savage
Sarah Lawrence College Commencement 2012, 2012
I have three words for you. Persistence, persistence... persistence.
speech graduation perseverance
Leonard Nimoy
Boston University College of Fine Arts Commencement 2012, 2012