I have never known anybody who got to the age of 70 or so and had all of the people love him or her that they wanted to have in that position, that ever felt like anything but a success.
speech graduation love
Warren Buffett
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Commencement 2020, 2020
You will not always be the goal scorer. And when you are not, you better be rushing toward her.
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Abby Wambach
Barnard College Commencement 2018, 2018
Not everything in Silicon Valley or any industry or life for that matter need be portrayed as home runs or strike-outs — success or failure — it's just what you hear about so often because it's what sells newspapers.
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John Fisher
University of San Francisco Commencement 2018, 2018
Real success requires step after step after step after step. It requires choice after choice.
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Jesmyn Ward
Tulane University Commencement 2018, 2018
Success is not an entitlement. It has to be earned every day through the lens of humility.
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Howard Schultz
Arizona State University Commencement 2017, 2017
You're nothing if you're not the truth. I've made a living, I've made a life, I've made a fortune — all from being true to myself.
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Oprah Winfrey
Agnes Scott College Commencement 2017, 2017
No matter how cliché it may sound, you will never truly be successful until you learn to give beyond yourself. Empathy and kindness are the true signs of emotional intelligence.
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Will Ferrell
University of Southern California Commencement 2017, 2017
Half of what you have belongs to those who need it. If you're successful, make the people around you successful.
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Paul Saginaw
University of Michigan Commencement 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.
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Natalie Portman
Harvard Senior Class Day 2015, 2015
If I had known my own limitations, I never would have taken the risk. And the risk led to one of my greatest personal and professional achievements.
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Natalie Portman
Harvard University Commencement 2015, 2015
There is no such thing as an overnight success. It is a myth that glosses over what being an entrepreneur is all about.
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Tory Burch
Babson College Commencement 2014, 2014
Dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It's hard work that makes things happen. It's hard work that creates change.
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Shonda Rhimes
Dartmouth College Commencement 2014, 2014