Wise guys
From Trump to Oprah, celebs offer parting advice to U.S. graduates “Yes, I was afraid. You’re never not afraid. I was afraid to write this speech, and now I’m realizing how many people are watching me right now, and it’s scary. My fear of failure never approached in magnitude my fear of ‘what if?’ What if I never tried at all? Enjoy the process of your (career) search without succumbing to the pressure of the result. Trust your gut. Keep throwing darts at the dart board. Don’t listen to the critics, and you will figure it out.”
“I didn’t make it this far on my own. To accept that credit or that mantle would discount every single person who has helped me to get here today ... That’s what this is all about — you’ve got to help others. Don’t just think about yourself.” ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, to grads at the University of Houston “I made a clear intention to use every show to inform, to encourage, to inspire, to uplift and entertain at the same time. (If you listen to others and) make it your intention to serve through your life with purpose, you will have a blessed life.” OPRAH WINFREY, to grads at Smith College “Adversity makes you stronger. Don’t give in. Don’t back down. And never stop doing what you know is right. Nothing worth doing ever, ever, ever came easy. And the more righteous your right, the more opposition that you will face.” DONALD TRUMP, to grads at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut The Associated Press