Aaron Sorkin Syracuse Commencement Speech: 'You Are A Citizen Of The World'

Aaron Sorkin, screenwriter of the Social Network, used his particular blend of wit and principles to deliver a stirring commencement adress at Syracuse University on Sunday.

Sorkin, a graduate of the university in 1983, regaled students with stories from his own life-- when he failed a class in college and later his battles with cocaine addiction. Above all, he told graduates, "Don't ever forget you are a citizen of the world." Oh, and most hilariously, "You are a group of incredibly well-educated dumb people."

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Comments

[Cynth Bage]

01:26 PM on 05/15/2012

This is so much better than any other commencement address I have seen online, and this includes the famous Steve Jobs address. Sorkin, you rock!

[Joel Villaflor]

06:46 PM on 05/14/2012

Nice try Cynic. But as a former classmate of Aaron's, he's right on the mark. What resonated with me was the fact that in today's world, reinvention and change are inevitables of life. A lesson all those other, more "well-educated" "Whatever U" grads will learn one way or another.

[rewith85man]

02:18 PM on 05/14/2012

He is right about dumb people who appear to be smart. There are surely some of them working in major businesses.

[wilbebeest]

01:33 PM on 05/14/2012

Commencent? Must've been a recent Syracuse grad who wrote the article's headline ;-)

[cynic532]

01:03 PM on 05/14/2012

They're graduating from Syracuse - what does he mean by "incredibly well-educated?"

[cbscribe]

11:18 AM on 05/15/2012

Oooh, snark. How clever!

[cynic532]

01:00 PM on 05/15/2012

Thanks!