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I'd rather be wrong and cringe than right and regret not speaking up.
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Jon Lovett

Pitzer College Commencement 2013, 2013

Learn to trust yourself. That's very vital. Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold even fewer.
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Eric Idle

Whitman College Commencement 2013, 2013

Fear is good. Fear is good because it is our brain's way of identifying the things about which we are ignorant. We should look at our fear not as a reason to avoid the things that frighten us, but as a reason to engage them.
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Ed Helms

Knox College Commencement 2013, 2013

A life oriented toward discovery is infinitely more rewarding than a life oriented toward not blowing it.
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Ed Helms

Knox College Commencement 2013, 2013

Don't be afraid of fear. Because it sharpens you, it challenges you, it makes you stronger; and when you run away from fear, you also run away from the opportunity to be your best possible self.
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Ed Helms

Knox College Commencement 2013, 2013

Nobody likes to fail but failure is an essential part of life and of learning. If your uniform isn't dirty, you haven't been in the game.
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Ben Bernanke

Princeton University Commencement 2013, 2013

When you're doing what you love to do, you become resilient. You create a habit of taking chances on yourself.
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Dick Costolo

University of Michigan Commencement 2013, 2013

Be bold, make courageous choices, and bet on yourself. You don't need to know now what that impact will be or how it will happen, because nobody ever does.
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Dick Costolo

University of Michigan Commencement 2013, 2013

Develop your own compass, and trust it. Take risks. Dare to fail. Remember the first person through the wall always gets hurt.
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Aaron Sorkin

Syracuse University Commencement 2012, 2012

Life will not be easy, but you will have chosen for yourself a very meaningful adventure.
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Eric Greitens

Tufts University Commencement 2012, 2012

Let your dreams be your only limitations.
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Colin Powell

Northeastern University Commencement 2012, 2012

Say yes to opportunity. Sink or swim, it'll change your life.
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Sutton Foster

Ball State University Commencement 2012, 2012