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Sometimes it is the people who no one imagines anything of who will do the things that no one can imagine.
speech graduation ambition

John Seely Brown

Arizona State University Commencement 2015, 2015

To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and possibility — all in one.
speech graduation wisdom

John Seely Brown

Arizona State University Commencement 2015, 2015

If you're starting a company, you always want to aim for monopoly and you want to always avoid competition. Competition is for losers.
speech graduation entrepreneurship

Peter Thiel

Stanford University CS Lecture 2015, 2015

Don't always go through the tiny little door that everyone's trying to rush through. Maybe go around the corner and go through the vast gate that no one's taking.
speech graduation independence

Peter Thiel

Stanford University CS Lecture 2015, 2015

Achievement is wonderful when you know why you're doing it, and when you don't know, it can be a terrible trap.
speech graduation purpose

Natalie Portman

Harvard Senior Class Day 2015, 2015

To be or not to be is not the question. The vital question is how to be and how not to be.
speech graduation self discovery

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.
speech graduation passion

Robert De Niro

NYU Tisch School of the Arts Commencement 2015, 2015

Rejection might sting, but my feeling is that it often has very little to do with you.
speech graduation failure

Robert De Niro

NYU Tisch School of the Arts Commencement 2015, 2015

Don't be afraid to fail. If you don't go, you'll never know. You just have to be bold and go out there and take your chances.
speech graduation courage

Robert De Niro

NYU Tisch School of the Arts Commencement 2015, 2015

There will be times when your best is not enough. There can be many reasons for this, but as long as you give your best, you'll be okay.
speech graduation resilience

Robert De Niro

NYU Tisch School of the Arts Commencement 2015, 2015

You took a half-swing on this. Take a full swing.
speech graduation courage

Cody Keenan

NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service Convocation 2015, 2015

Cynicism is easy. Anyone can do it. Change is hard. That takes us.
speech graduation perseverance

Cody Keenan

NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service Convocation 2015, 2015