March 2019 : Commencement Speeches

Ursula Le Guin at Mills College (1983)

March 8, 2019 won 2

I want to thank the Mills College Class of ’83 for offering me a rare chance: to speak aloud in public in the language of women. I know there are men graduating, and I don’t […]

Tim Minchin at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (Video)

March 7, 2019 won 2

Note: I hope you remember that in our game,Success doesn’t mean what they think it means.And even if you get the type of successThat they think is success,It won’t necessarily be for the best. The […]

Charlie Day at Merrimack College (2014)

March 7, 2019 won 0

Good morning Merrimack. I’d like to thank President Hopey, trustees, faculty, students, parents, and my apologies to all the grandparents in the audience who have absolutely no idea who I am. You are graduating from […]

Meryl Streep at Barnard College (2010)

March 7, 2019 won 0

Thank you, all. Thank you, President Spar, Ms. Golden, President Tilghman, Members of the Board of Trustees, distinguished faculty, proud swelling parents and family, and gorgeous class of 2010. If you are all really, really […]

Robert De Niro at NYU Tisch school of the arts (2015)

March 6, 2019 won 8

Dean Green, deans, University Leadership, faculty, staff, parents, friends, and the 2015 class of New York University’s TISCH School of the Arts. Thank you for inviting me to celebrate with you today. TISCH graduates, you […]

Eric Idle at Whitman College (2014)

March 6, 2019 won 0

President Bridges, faculty, graduating class, parents, yes, students, and the man in the back who’s wondered into the wrong place by mistake. Good morning. My task is a pleasant one. I’m here today because I’m […]

Jimmy Kimmel at the University of Nevada (Video)

March 5, 2019 won 0

Excerpts: My message for you today is ‘finish.’ Now I’m officially a doctor, and I will start prescribing,” he said. “I will start with painkillers. I worked harder on this speech than on all the […]

Bill Nye at Rutgers University (2015)

March 5, 2019 won 0

Distinguished faculty, parents, guests, alumni, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Scarlett Knights of all ages, and especially graduates: Welcome and congratulations! You made it. Very nicely done. I plan to input some wisdom here, […]

Charlie Day at Merrimack College (Video)

March 5, 2019 won 0

Notes: There is an obvious lesson here about believing in yourself, and there is the plan A plan B stuff but forget all that for a second. But my lesson is this. I don’t give […]

Eric Idle at Whitman College (Video)

March 5, 2019 won 0

Notes: I hope I can say something that you can take away with you today, as you commence your life. Or as the rest of us know, go down hill from here. So remember life […]