Do good for people. Learn about people. Have passion for people, and you'll always be happy with your art and with yourselves.
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Tom Brinck
Art Institute of California Commencement 2011, 2011
There will be many doors along your path, and behind each of those doors will be things that can change you and your lives. But you will recognize them only if you have embraced a philosophy of appreciating everything that happens to you.
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Sergio Marchionne
University of Toledo Commencement 2011, 2011
When you feel scared, hold someone's hand and look into their eyes. And when you feel brave, do the same thing.
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Amy Poehler
Harvard College Class Day 2011, 2011
Life is fluid. Sometimes when things don't work out, it's the greatest gift of all.
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Chris Waddell
Middlebury College Commencement 2011, 2011
In life, the things that go wrong are often the very things that lead to other things going right.
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Arianna Huffington
Sarah Lawrence College Commencement 2011, 2011
We dream, we cope, and we endure. And we keep on learning.
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Lynn Sherr
Wellesley College Commencement 2010, 2010
If you choose to broaden your circle to include people who've had different backgrounds and life experiences, you'll learn what it's like to walk in someone else's shoes, and in the process, you'll help make this democracy work.
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Barack Obama
University of Michigan Commencement 2010, 2010
There's usually somebody else who can do your job, but there's nobody else who can be a loving child or a devoted parent.
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Susan Rice
Stanford University Commencement 2010, 2010
Let your joy be in your journey — not in some distant goal.
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Tim Cook
Auburn University Commencement 2010, 2010
We were all put on this earth to serve others. Sometimes the more successful you get, people tend to forget that. Don't forget, no matter how successful you become, to serve others.
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Drew Brees
Loyola University New Orleans Commencement 2010, 2010
All of us are here today because somebody helped us. And now it's our job to help others. And that is education, and that is human progress in its simplest form.
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Jimmy Tingle
Harvard University Commencement 2010, 2010
One of the more powerful outbreaks of happiness and meaning in your life will occur when you pair your passion and the world's need.
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Sue Monk Kidd
Scripps College Commencement, 2010, 2010