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That's why we created this unique archive of commencement addresses, selecting an eclectic menu of twenty nine extraordinary speeches from the thousands that we have reviewed since beginning work on this initiative in 1989.
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motivational quotes from commencement addresses and practical life advice ... View the list of stellar commencement speeches as featured in the USA TODAY's article by Mary Beth Marklein. Read them, get inspired and send us your favorites. Go to the top 10 commencement speeches list »...
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Words of wisdom from a selection of commencement speeches. ... It's commencement time for many college and university students across the country. To mark the occasion, we've gathered a variety of humorous, insightful, and oftentimes surprising words of wisdom from distinguished speakers in recent years.
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Explore a collection of sites containing graduation speeches from famous people throughout history as well as tips for writing and delivering memorable speeches. ... Directory > Education > Graduation > Speeches...
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The Huffington Post -- with the help of Facebook friends -- has cooked up a list of the best commencement speeches out there. Read them in the quiet of your office or home. And this time, you won't be busy trying to calculate the fastest post-ceremony route to the bathroom.
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C-SPAN SPECIAL; Commencement Speeches 2005; Every summer, C-SPAN offers a selection of the graduation season's college commencement addresses. This year's speeches air on American Perspectives every Sat. at 8pm on C-SPAN.
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Most commencement speeches suggest you take up something or other: the challenge of the future, a vision of the twenty-first century. Instead I'd like you to give up. Give up the backpack. Give up the nonsensical and punishing quest for perfection that dogs too many of us through too much of our lives.
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Earlier today, in honor of the season (and Larry Tribe's "thank your parents for boning" NYU speech, at left), I shared my favorite commencement speech and asked for yours. We got some responses, people citing writers like Kurt Vonnegut, comedians like Jon Stewart, and captains of industry like Steve Jobs. ... By Richard Lawson,
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Quotations for commencement and advice for graduates, from The Quote Garden. ... Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated. ~Garry Trudeau;
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Of the 700 or so commencement speeches Cristina Negrut estimates she has found on the Internet, only about one in 20 "is really inspiring," she says. ... Best Commencement Speeches Quotes and Inspirational Advice ...
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