You can't do it alone. As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people's ideas are often better than your own.
speech graduation relationships
Amy Poehler
Harvard University Class Day 2011, 2011
When you feel scared, hold someone's hand and look into their eyes. And when you feel brave, do the same thing.
speech graduation courage
Amy Poehler
Harvard University Class Day 2011, 2011
Take your risks now. As you grow older, you become more fearful and less flexible. And I mean that literally — I hurt my knee on the treadmill this week and it wasn't even on.
speech graduation courage
Amy Poehler
Harvard University Class Day 2011, 2011
Continue to share your heart with people even if it's been broken. Don't treat your heart like an action figure wrapped in plastic and never used.
speech graduation love
Amy Poehler
Harvard University Class Day 2011, 2011
Think about not waiting your turn. Instead, think about getting together with friends that you admire, people you envy. Think about not waiting for a company to call you up.
speech graduation courage
Robert Krulwich
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Commencement 2011, 2011
In every career, your job is to make and tell stories. You will build a body of work, but you will also build a body of affection—the people you've helped and who've helped you back.
speech graduation relationships
Robert Krulwich
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Commencement 2011, 2011
Just hold on and keep loving what you love. And you'll see, in the end, they will let you stay.
speech graduation perseverance
Robert Krulwich
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Commencement 2011, 2011
The world is run by those who show up, not those who wait to be asked.
speech graduation courage
Steve Blank
Philadelphia University Commencement 2011, 2011
Innovation comes from those who see things that others don't. Be persistent. Never give up.
speech graduation innovation
Steve Blank
Philadelphia University Commencement 2011, 2011
It's your curiosity and enthusiasm that will get you noticed and make your life interesting—not your grade point average.
speech graduation curiosity
Steve Blank
Philadelphia University Commencement 2011, 2011
Fear is cheap. Fear is easy. Fear gets attention. Fear is spread as fast as gossip and is just as glamorous, juicy, and profitable. Fear twists facts into fictions that become indistinguishable from ignorance.
speech graduation courage
Tom Hanks
Yale University Class Day 2011, 2011
Fear or faith, which will be our master? Fear is whispered in our ears and shouted in our faces. Faith must be fostered by the man or woman you see every day in the mirror.
speech graduation faith
Tom Hanks
Yale University Class Day 2011, 2011