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42 Graduation Speeches

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Loving What You Do
Steve Jobs Speaks on Opportunity and the Importance of Following Your Heart
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Living Life With Integrity
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Benefits of Failure
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Life as a Classroom
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Value and Self-Worth
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The Value of Education
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Life After Graduation
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Overcoming Adversity
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Failure and Reinvention
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The Importance of Individuality
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The Greatest Human Achievement
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Insightful Life Lessons
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Perserverence in Times of Trial
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Finding Bliss in Life
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Embracing Unpredictability
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The Importance of Authenticity
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A Place for Technology
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Endearing Comical Encouragement
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Choosing to Think
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Finding One's Path in Life
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Optimizing New Opportunities
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Combatting Climate Change
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Achieving Fulfillment
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Collaborating To Achieve Success
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The Value of Intuition
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Future of Journalism
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Failures as Successes
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The Mythical Value of Dreaming
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Beyond Monetary Fulfillment
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A Life of Action
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Eradicating Post-Graduation Fears
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Motivation Through Experience
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Joy's Balancing Act in Life
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Education as Connectivity
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Graduation as a New Beginning
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A New Breed of Change

From Steve Jobs to Bill Gates

— May 29, 2013 — Pop Culture
This collection of graduation speeches features an exciting roster of speakers; everyone from well-known celebrities to news anchors and iconic figures like Steve Jobs pass on their insight, wisdom, experience and advice for new graduates out of college and university.

Since the last course on commencement speeches featured on Keynotes.org, many more exciting talks have been added to the site. Some of these include Amy Poehler, Barbara Walters and another speech from the lovable Ellen DeGeneres. DeGeneres opens up about her experience as a young adult, revealing that she had no idea what to do with her life and suffered the loss of her girlfriend at the time who died in a car crash. Ellen's advice is to stay true to yourself, even if that doesn't always mean experience high levels of success -- eventually it will pay off.

Don Tapscott's speech recognizes that the challenges facing today's young generations will require a new way of thinking to find solutions. Today's challenges are much different than they were two generations ago and thus, demand for new models of thinking.

These graduation speeches are inspiring for anyone looking for a little guidance or push in the right direction -- regardless of your degree.
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