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When I was five or six years old, I remember watching TV and I would see these commercials... 'you can give 25 cents, save a child's life.' And I would think to myself, I wonder how many 25 cents I could save up to save all the kids in Africa. And I would say to myself, 'when I grow up, when I can get rich, I'mma save kids all over the world.'
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Rihanna

Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year Award 2017, 2017

A change in the world that seems so clear you're sure someone else will do it. But they won't. You will.
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Mark Zuckerberg

Harvard University Commencement 2017, 2017

At this moment in your life you know fewer limits, fewer taboos and fewer fears than you will ever in the future. So do not squander your ignorance.
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Peter Thiel

Hamilton College Commencement 2016, 2016

While doing new things is difficult, it is far from impossible.
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Peter Thiel

Hamilton College Commencement 2016, 2016

Greatness isn't about bragging. It's about doing. It's about never being satisfied. It's about testing the limits of what we can achieve together.
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John F. Kerry

Northeastern University Commencement 2016, 2016

Our stories are ladders that make it easier for us to touch the stars. So climb and grab them. Keep climbing. Grab them.
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Donovan Livingston

Harvard University Convocation 2016, 2016

Potential just means you haven't done it yet.
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Russell Wilson

University of Wisconsin-Madison Commencement, 2016, 2016

When life tells you no, ask yourself honestly, 'What am I capable of?' And once you know the answer, don't be afraid to let everyone else know it too.
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Russell Wilson

University of Wisconsin-Madison Commencement, 2016, 2016

You need to raise your expectations of yourself.
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Bernard Harris

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Commencement 2015, 2015

I am an infinite being with infinite possibilities.
speech graduation ambition

Bernard Harris

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Commencement 2015, 2015

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

Sometimes it is the people who no one imagines anything of who will do the things that no one can imagine.
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John Seely Brown

Arizona State University Commencement 2015, 2015