Adrienne Rich

You cannot afford to think of being here to receive an education: you will do much better to think of being here to claim one.

Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work.

It means insisting that work be as meaningful as love and friendship in our lives. It means, therefore, the courage to be different.