The whole point of a commencement speech is to say something encouraging. — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which, was that you can fail at what you don't… — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
The commencement speech is not, I think, a wholly satisfactory manifestation of our culture. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
“Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Don't let anything stand in the way of the light that… — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
There happen to be whole large parts of adult American life that nobody talks about in commencement speeches. One such part involves… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
By the time Clinton graduated from Yale Law School, many people, including her boyfriend Bill, believed she could, and should, embark on… — Rebecca Traister Copy Share Image
One must search diligently to find laudatory comments on education (other than those pious platitudes which are fodder for commencement speeches). It… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
I did work well with Hillary Clinton when she was my colleague in the Senate, and I certainly don't bear her any… — Susan Collins Copy Share Image
Student loan debt is certainly not a fitting topic for a commencement speech, but it's an issue we must confront - not… — Dianne Feinstein Copy Share Image
“Read. Read all the time. Read as a matter of principle, as a matter of self-respect. Read as a nourishing staple of… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
George W. Bush gave a commencement speech at Southern Methodist University this weekend. It was pretty inspirational. He said, 'As I like… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
President Bush delivered a commencement speech at a university in Wisconsin. A very inspirational speech. Apparently Bush told the students, 'You can… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
“When you are eighty years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only yourself the most personal version of… — Brad Stone Copy Share Image
My daughter went to the school, and it's a very, very progressive and liberal school, and my commencement speech was telling the… — Bobcat Goldthwait Copy Share Image
I did the commencement speech at UNH in 2006, and one of the biggest jokes was a 'Guts' joke. — Mike O'Malley Copy Share Image
And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
President Obama and Mitt Romney both gave commencement speeches over the last few days. Obama was like, 'You can be whatever you… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
“I look into the future and see my brother's face, impossibly middle-aged. His daughter has rejected all of his values, and stands… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
The definition of success changes. Success is to live your life with integrity and not give in to peer pressure to be… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
