Fear can be a great motivator, so long as it doesnt overcome your desire to move forward."

Im not saying it because you better learn it.

Im saying it because you already taught it to all of us.

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Stanford/YouTube

Vin Diesel (Hunter College, May 30, 2018)

Memorable Quote:“Were strivers.

We can overcome anything.

You learn that here and you take into the world.

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Dartmouth/YouTube

And then you might look at Hollywood and change the face of Hollywood.

Purpose is an essential element of you.”

I want you to live authentically in your truth.

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BCPS OSPA Chief/Twitter

We have to overcome that fear and be greater than our role models."

Go, Scott Frost!

Go, Scott Frost!"

Actor Vin Diesel Speaks At Hunter College 2018 Commencement Ceremony

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And you should never let go of this restlessness.

So today’s ceremony isn’t just about presenting you with a degree.

It is about presenting you with a question.

Howard University holds its' commencement ceremonies with famous alum Chadwick Boseman as guest speaker in Washington, DC.

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How will you challenge the status quo?

How will you push the world forward?"

Let it and your fears and dreams carry you to serve as a storyteller, life-reflecter, human."

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A telescope of hope.

You are the role model.

Now go out there and make a difference.

Agnes Scott 2018 Commencement

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Be that difference."

We are standing up to policies that hurt people.

We’re standing up for all people being treated with dignity.

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Kent State/YouTube

Never stop learning."

Speak up, and speak out!"

Like the generations before us, we have to solve the problems that our technology brings.

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Dillard University/YouTube

I believe there are three ways we can deal with these challenges.

We can retreat in fear.

We can barrel ahead with a single-minded belief in our technology.

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Helene Fuld College of Nursing/YouTube

It is hard to tell ourselves that maybe we havent done the best that we can.

And yet, when we do, we are the better off for it."

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High Point University

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Loyola Marymount University/YouTube

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Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln/YouTube

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Univ. of Wisconsin Madison/YouTube

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Duke University/YouTube

Connie Britton Delivers Keynote Address For The USC School Of Dramatic Arts' Commencement Ceremony

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People Shatner Commencement, Providence, USA - 06 May 2018

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NJ.com/YouTube

Hillary-Clinton

Yale University/YouTube

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UMass/YouTube

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

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Tulane University/YouTube

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University of Pennsylvania/YouTube

Harvard Commencement, Cambridge, USA - 24 May 2018

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John Kerry at NYUAD graduating in Abu Dhabi UAE, United Arab Emirates - 20 May 2018

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Sheryl Sandberg Delivers MIT Commencement Address

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Harvard College Class Day Exercises

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