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64 Memorable Graduating 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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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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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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Lucky Life Lessons
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Leading in the 21st Century
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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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Combatting Climate Change
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Accessible Education
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The Responsibility to Try
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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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Avoiding Oblivion
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Redefining Success
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Joy's Balancing Act in Life
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Education as Connectivity
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Success Through Persistence
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The Volunteer Spirit of America
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A New Breed of Change

From Lucky Life Lessons to Humor in the Face of Adversity

— May 22, 2014 — Keynote Trends
With high school, college and university graduation season in full swing, Keynotes.org curated an updated collection of the graduating speeches featured on the site. The list continues to grow as iconic celebrities, academics and politicians are added.

Some of the newest people to be added to this collection of graduating speeches include actor Charlie Day, media mogul Arianna Huffington and Katie Couric. Day encourages his audience to not worry about having a plan B ready in case plan A fails; it is important to go forth with something without being held back by the possibility of "what if."

Huffington re-positions the idea of success to mean wisdom and well-being. Her speech reminds women of the importance of rest and health.

Lastly, Couric's speech compares old media with new, expanding on the surplus of opportunity that awaits new graduates.

These new graduating speeches, coupled with many of the timeless ones including Steve Jobs and Ellen DeGeneres, will inspire the student within all of us.
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