When I was five or six years old, I remember watching TV and I would see these commercials... 'you can give 25 cents, save a child's life.' And I would think to myself, I wonder how many 25 cents I could save up to save all the kids in Africa. And I would say to myself, 'when I grow up, when I can get rich, I'mma save kids all over the world.'
speech graduation empathy
Rihanna
Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year Award 2017, 2017
A change in the world that seems so clear you're sure someone else will do it. But they won't. You will.
speech graduation courage
Mark Zuckerberg
Harvard University Commencement 2017, 2017
At this moment in your life you know fewer limits, fewer taboos and fewer fears than you will ever in the future. So do not squander your ignorance.
speech graduation courage
Peter Thiel
Hamilton College Commencement 2016, 2016
While doing new things is difficult, it is far from impossible.
speech graduation ambition
Peter Thiel
Hamilton College Commencement 2016, 2016
Greatness isn't about bragging. It's about doing. It's about never being satisfied. It's about testing the limits of what we can achieve together.
speech graduation ambition
John F. Kerry
Northeastern University Commencement 2016, 2016
Our stories are ladders that make it easier for us to touch the stars. So climb and grab them. Keep climbing. Grab them.
speech graduation education
Donovan Livingston
Harvard University Convocation 2016, 2016
Potential just means you haven't done it yet.
speech graduation perseverance
Russell Wilson
University of Wisconsin-Madison Commencement, 2016, 2016
When life tells you no, ask yourself honestly, 'What am I capable of?' And once you know the answer, don't be afraid to let everyone else know it too.
speech graduation courage
Russell Wilson
University of Wisconsin-Madison Commencement, 2016, 2016
You need to raise your expectations of yourself.
speech graduation ambition
Bernard Harris
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Commencement 2015, 2015
I am an infinite being with infinite possibilities.
speech graduation ambition
Bernard Harris
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Commencement 2015, 2015
Hold on to your old friends. Kiss your Mama. Admit what your dreams are. Don't beat yourself up if you don't know what you're gonna do tomorrow. But work hard and don't be lazy.
speech graduation relationships
Maya Rudolph
Tulane University Commencement 2015, 2015
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