Graduation

Hard things will happen to us. We will recover. We will learn from it. We will grow more resilient because of it. And as long as we are fortunate enough to be breathing, we will breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out.

Never be ashamed of trying. Effortlessness is a myth. The people who wanted it the least were the ones I wanted to date and be friends with in high school. The people who want it the most are the people I now hire to work for my company.

My experience has been that my mistakes led to the best things in my life. And being embarrassed when you mess up is part of the human experience. Getting back up, dusting yourself off, and seeing who still wants to hang out with you afterward and laugh about it — that's a gift.

Getting canceled on the internet and nearly losing my career gave me an excellent knowledge of all the types of wine.

Losing things doesn't just mean losing. A lot of the time, when we lose things, we gain things too.

America is the only country in the world founded on an idea. Not a joke. The idea was: we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created equal.

Through surf and storm, howling gale, high shall your purpose be.

You're the most progressive, best-educated, least prejudiced, most open generation in American history.

Your challenge as a leader is to treat every single person with equal dignity and respect, and find ways to unlock everyone's talent.

Expertise is powerful, but love always wins.

Amazing things happen when you do hard things. You grow, you become closer to others who share the experience, you become stronger as a person.

People like you who are willing to put in deep, concentrated, single-minded effort are creating the pathways that will lead us out of this crisis.