Graduation Speeches

The Best Commencement Speeches 2012: Quotes To Live By

Posted 05.25.2012

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"So dream on. Dream on. Dream until your dreams come true." -Robert Fischer, Belmont University, 6:21 "We will ultimately rise up with social act...

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The Ultimate Commencement Cliche Drinking Game

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.24.2012

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There's something we can guarantee will be in the speeches given at college commencement ceremonies; a boat-load of cliches. Whether you're going t...

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Barbara Walters Examines Leadership With Yale Class Of 2012 (VIDEO)

Posted 05.21.2012

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ABC News' Barbara Walters delivers a punchy speech to Yale's class of 2012. She discusses her experiences interviewing world leaders on the topic of l...

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Bob Schieffer Tells Grads 'Something Wrong' With Politics

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.19.2012

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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Clad in purple socks, a nod to Louisiana State University's trademark purple and gold, and standing beneath a shimmering disco bal...

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WATCH: The Best #MyGraduationSpeech Tweets

Posted 05.22.2012

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This week, Jimmy Fallon's "Late Night" hashtag was graduation-inspired. He honored all of the students that don robes and funny hats this time of year...

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17 Awesome Comedian Commencement Speeches

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2012

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As the spring semester draws to a close, college seniors everywhere are not only getting ready for their last final exams, but are also preparing to e...

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Advice for Design Graduates: Start Now

Emily Pilloton | Posted 05.14.2012

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Emily Pilloton

Almost five years ago, I quit a corporate retail design job, moved in with my parents, and started a nonprofit design agency. Many people called this impulsive. What some call impulse, others call initiative. Ideas are worth little without action.

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In Search of, Like, Eloquence: Language Zen for College Grads

Rob Asghar | Posted 01.11.2012

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Rob Asghar

Here's the beginner phase: Drop the word like. By using such teen Valley-speak, or Kardashian-speak, you dropped your IQ, in the minds of others, by no less than 20 points.

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Will Jon Hamm Speak At Atlanta Graduation?

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 10.24.2011

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Don Draper may be a fictional character, but that hasn't stopped Creative Circus advertising students from pursuing the Mad Men star to speak at their...

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Grads: You Are Not Amazing

Rev. Anne Howard | Posted 08.14.2011

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Rev. Anne Howard

The Dalai Lama said, "There is nothing amazing about being highly educated; there is nothing amazing about being rich. Only when the individual has a warm heart do these attributes become worthwhile."

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WATCH: Fred Armisen's Hilarious Graduation Speech

Posted 08.14.2011

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"Saturday Night Live's" Fred Armisen may not know what an electron is, but that didn't stop him from giving an awesome speech to Oregon Episcopal High...

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Without God, A Grade Of Incomplete

Lillian Daniel | Posted 07.24.2011

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Lillian Daniel

In the end, people are not complete, until God completes us. One day, we will meet the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. We will see God face to face, and finally be complete.

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Celebrate the Common Cause of Restoring Economic Justice and True Value

Tom Brokaw | Posted 07.24.2011

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Tom Brokaw

In my travels in this country and abroad, to the worst neighborhoods in the most impoverished countries, the most impressive people I meet are not the mayors and governors, the warlords and prime ministers. The people I remember are the idealistic youths.

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Lessons for Future Teachers

John Merrow | Posted 07.12.2011

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John Merrow

It's a hard time to be a teacher. But I also think there's never been a better time to become a teacher.

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Dakota Ridge Graduation Speech A "Train Wreck," Draws Jeering, Booing, Air Horns (VIDEO)

9News | Kyle Clark | Posted 05.25.2011

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JEFFERSON COUNTY - A less-than-inspiring graduation address certainly is not news. But the crowd at this year's Dakota Ridge graduation turned on the ...

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High School Graduation Speeches

Alan Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alan Singer

The Bloomberg-Klein machine that is destroying the New York City public school system has made some powerful enemies, including students from University Heights High School.

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SU Students Dish on Jamie Dimon (VIDEO)

Jett Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jett Wells

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, was named Syracuse University's 2010 graduation commencement speaker in March, to mixed reactions from the student body.

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Is College Worth It?

Olivia Pepper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Olivia Pepper

If Robert Frost felt that taking a certain road made a world of difference, wouldn't he have made it more clear which one he took? And is it better to take either one of these roads?

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Graduation Gripes

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Everyone makes your high school graduation out to be as important as the day you were born, but as a college student, I can tell you, it's not.

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A Graduation Speech for the Adults of California

Gloria Romero | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gloria Romero

If it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to fail one. In this failure, we are all culpable, whether for our actions or for inaction that has allowed the status quo to become mediocrity.

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Graduating to What

Nelson Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nelson Davis

All over America, the cap and gown rental business is celebrating the best month of their year as high schools and colleges release a fresh crop of sm...

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Introducing Commencement Central

Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leah Finnegan

We love commencement season here at HuffPost College -- the pomp, the circumstance, the biodegradable graduation gowns and especially the speeches.

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Senator Wall Street's Nightmare

Alan Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alan Singer

In 1905, Mark Twain published the pamphlet King Leopold's Soliloquy, an imaginary defense of imperialism in the Congo in which the King of Belgium adm...

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Change Agents - Advice We Can All Use

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

We attended a graduation recently and one of the speakers told the students a story. As we sat there listening we thought, that's good advice for eve...

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My 2009 Lexington High School Commencement Speech

Eugene Mirman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eugene Mirman

Even though only four grown ups attended the graduation dressed as Minute Men, the British still did not dare attack. They wisely stayed away. Here's a video of my speech. Relax, everyone, I only mention heroin once...

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