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Hold on to your old friends. Kiss your Mama. Admit what your dreams are. Don't beat yourself up if you don't know what you're gonna do tomorrow. But work hard and don't be lazy.

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Maya Rudolph

Tulane University Commencement 2015, 2015

13:35

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In closing, Rudolph shifted from comedy to genuine warmth, rattling off rapid-fire life advice that packed real wisdom into simple language. She told graduates to put away their phones once in a while, be kind to difficult people since 'we still don't know the criteria for getting into heaven yet,' and then charged them with figuring out how to end global warming. She delivered it all with the casual confidence of someone who had navigated her own winding path from confusion to success.

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