The work itself is the reward, and if I choose challenging work, it'll pay me back with interest. At least I'll be interested, even if nobody else is.
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Meryl Streep
Vassar College Commencement 1983, 1983
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Streep, then a two-time Oscar winner and Vassar alumna, told the graduates that what she valued most from her education was a taste for excellence that wouldn't diminish. She admitted being tempted by illiterate scripts with enormous paychecks, but said experience had taught her that choosing challenging work was always the better bet. This was not about nobility — it was simply smarter, because engaged work led to an engaged life.