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Charlie Day at Merrimack College (Video)
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 […]
Year: 2019
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Eric Idle at Whitman College (Video)
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 […]
Commencement speech
Ed Helms at Knox College (2013)
Hello Knox College! Thank you students, faculty, parents, and elderly relatives who have no idea who I am. It is such an honor to be in the presence of hundreds of the sharpest young minds […]
Commencement speech
Eric Schmidt at Virginia Tech (2015)
It’s great to be back here on campus, back in Blacksburg. Its an honor to be here. Some of my fondest memories are of this town, of this campus. When my dad taught here, those […]
Commencement speech
Jim Carrey at Maharishi University of Management (2014)
Thank you Bevan, thank you all! I brought one of my paintings to show you today. Hope you guys are gonna be able see it okay. It’s not one of my bigger pieces. You might […]
Commencement speech
Tim Minchin at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (2015)
Not the easiest guy to follow. I knew Dennis (Kelly) would say something amazing so I made mine rhyme a bit. Not properly just, like, free versey. And it’s too long. But like most of […]
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Robert De Niro at NYU Tisch school of the arts (Video)
Notes: And you’re fucked. Think about that. When it comes to the arts, passion should always trump common sense. You aren’t just following dreams, you’re reaching for your destiny. Listen to all of it, and […]
Commencement speech
John Waters at Rhode Island School of Design (2015)
All right. Welcome and good afternoon, President Somerson, Chairman Spalter, honored guests, parents, faculty, staff, and – mostly! – the 183 graduates and 486 undergraduates here today. I should say right off that I am […]
Commencement speech
Michael Lewis at Princeton (2012)
Thank you. President Tilghman. Trustees and Friends. Parents of the Class of 2012. Above all, Members of the Princeton Class of 2012. Give yourself a round of applause. The next time you look around a […]
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Anders Holm at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2013)
Notes: To get what you want out of life, all you can really do is find out who you are, and do that. Self-reflection makes you realize your shortcomings. For me, commencement speeches, obviously. Practice […]