Channel your emotion into determination. Find exhilaration in the repetition. And put all of yourself into this role of a lifetime.
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Idina Menzel
University of Pennsylvania Commencement 2023, 2023
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.
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Taylor Swift
New York University Commencement 2022, 2022
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.
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Taylor Swift
New York University Commencement 2022, 2022
Look for the job in life that you would take if you didn't need a job. Don't settle for anything eventually that's less than working for a company you admire or people you admire.
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Warren Buffett
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Commencement 2020, 2020
It would be better to fail doing something challenging, something worthwhile, something I was excited to show the world, than to succeed doing something safe that wouldn't actually inspire much at all.
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Josh Groban
High Point University Commencement 2018, 2018
When the fear comes from a place of wanting to follow through with a passion, something you believe in — it's real good. If you aren't scared, be worried.
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Josh Groban
High Point University Commencement 2018, 2018
It's hard to live up to your potential when you don't like what you do.
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Steven Levitan
University of Wisconsin-Madison Commencement, 2017, 2017
Following your passion is not a secure choice in life, but if you can find the light and go for it, you will see that it is the best choice.
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Maz Jobrani
UC Berkeley Commencement 2017, 2017
I learned early that my meaning had to be from the experience of making the film and the possibility of connecting with individuals, rather than the foremost trophies in my industry — financial and critical success.
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Natalie Portman
Harvard Senior Class Day 2015, 2015
When it comes to the arts, passion should always trump common sense. You aren't just following dreams, you're reaching for your destiny.
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Robert De Niro
NYU Tisch School of the Arts Commencement 2015, 2015
Joy is not a choice, not a response to some result, it is a constant. Joy is the feeling we have from doing what we are fashioned to do, no matter the outcome.
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Matthew McConaughey
University of Houston Commencement 2015, 2015
When it comes to the arts, passion should always trump common sense. You aren't just following dreams, you're reaching for your destiny.
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Robert De Niro
NYU Tisch School of the Arts Commencement 2015, 2015