Your integrity is not for sale.
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Oprah Winfrey
Howard University Commencement 2007, 2007
Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees. Get out of your comfort zone, even if it means being uncomfortable.
speech graduation courage
Katie Couric
Williams College Commencement 2007, 2007
My commandment is, 'Thou shall not stand idly by.' When you witness an injustice, don't stand idly by. You must intervene. You must interfere.
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Elie Wiesel
Dartmouth College Commencement 2006, 2006
Number yourself among the fearless. Do not be afraid.
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Michael Ignatieff
Niagara University Commencement 2006, 2006
You must knock on doors until your knuckles bleed. Doors will slam in your face, I guarantee it. You must pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and go back and knock again. It's the only way to achieve your goals in life.
speech graduation perseverance
Michael Uslan
Indiana University Commencement, 2006, 2006
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking.
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Steve Jobs
Stanford University Commencement, 2005
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
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Steve Jobs
Stanford University Commencement, 2005
Never ever give up. Don't give up. Don't allow it to happen. If there's a concrete wall in front of you, go through it, go over it, go around it, but get to the other side of that wall.
speech graduation perseverance
Donald Trump
Wagner College Commencement 2004, 2004
To live life at its fullest you have to have the chutzpah to accept challenges.
speech graduation courage
Ruth Westheimer
Trinity College Commencement 2004, 2004
We are too experienced and too well educated to lead our lives as puppets. We cannot afford to listen silently then nod our heads and move on.
speech graduation courage
Anita L. DeFrantz
Connecticut College Commencement 2004, 2004
We dare not squander our education. We dare not squander our integrity. We must be brave to think critically. We must be free to believe in ourselves.
speech graduation courage
Anita L. DeFrantz
Connecticut College Commencement 2004, 2004
Ready, Fire, Aim. If you feel positive in your gut about your idea — do it. Don't get stuck in the limbo of 'Ready, Aim, Aim, Aim' and let someone else do the firing. Be there first!
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Earl Bakken
University of Hawaii Commencement 2004, 2004