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Pride is precisely what will lead the world to hell. I am suggesting an alternative: humbly accepting our responsibility for the world.
speech graduation humility

Vaclav Havel

Harvard University Commencement 1995, 1995

Our curiosity combined with our uncanny ability to find explanations defines us.
speech graduation curiosity

Margaret J. Geller

Harvard University Phi Beta Kappa Commencement 1995, 1995

The only way sexism can truly harm you is if you get used to it. Don't ever get used to it.
speech graduation courage

Callie Khouri

Sweet Briar College Commencement 1994, 1994

We are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
speech graduation creativity

Billy Joel

Berklee College of Music Commencement 1993, 1993

What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary. I am merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
speech graduation discipline

Billy Joel

Berklee College of Music Commencement 1993, 1993

Being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are. There is no choice, either you is or you ain't.
speech graduation authenticity

Billy Joel

Berklee College of Music Commencement 1993, 1993

To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble.
speech graduation purpose

Bill Watterson

Kenyon College Commencement 1990, 1990

Selling out is usually more a matter of buying in. Sell out, and you're really buying into someone else's system of values, rules and rewards.
speech graduation authenticity

Bill Watterson

Kenyon College Commencement 1990, 1990

It's surprising how hard we'll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
speech graduation passion

Bill Watterson

Kenyon College Commencement 1990, 1990

Fantasizing, projecting yourself into a successful situation is the most powerful means there is of achieving personal goals.
speech graduation ambition

Leonard A. Lauder

Connecticut College Commencement 1989, 1989

Mistakes in your 20's are not irreparable; they're part of your education and probably the most valuable part.
speech graduation failure

David Broder

Kalamazoo College Commencement 1988, 1988

Progress is not a straight line. It's a circle in which we strive to use all our talents and complete ourselves. Potentially, we are all winners.
speech graduation growth

Gloria Steinem

Tufts University Commencement 1987, 1987