Commencement address

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Above all, be the heroine in your life, not the victim.

Nora Ephron

1996 Wellesley commencement address

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Agency

Author

Nora Ephron

Source

1996 Wellesley commencement address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1996 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Ephron, Nora. Commencement speech. Commencement ceremony. 25 May 1996, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, USA.

Greed is all right... Greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself.

Ivan F. Boesky

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Greed Capitalism

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Ivan F. Boesky

Source

1986 UC Berkeley commencement address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

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Boesky, Ivan. Commencement speech. 18 May 1986, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.

Education is... A two-edged sword that can be used either for the progress of mankind or for its destruction.

Haile Selassie I

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Downsides of education Education Human destructiveness

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Haile Selassie I

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

Amharic

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Selassie, Haile. University graduation speech. 2 July 1963, University of Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

It's worth remembering this: freedom of expression sustains all the other freedoms we enjoy.

Ian McEwan

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Freedom of speech and expression Political theory Politics Freedom

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Ian McEwan

Source

2015 Dickson College commencement address

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Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

English

Time

2015 2010s 21st century

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McEwan, Ian. Commencement address. Commencement ceremony. 17 May 2015, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, USA.