Graduation Exhortations

"Some things are beyond your control. What are not easily stolen from you, without your cooperation, are your principles and your values. They are your most important possessions, and if carefully selected and nurtured will well serve you and your fellow man."
-Neil Armstrong

"I want you to know that there are some amazing days ahead. Ultimately you define your own success. Some of you will be doctors or lawyers or parents or teachers, but make five choices: that you will keep learning; that you will live and work with passion and courage; that you will give of yourself to earn the trust of others; that you will always take on the world's toughest problems; and that you will be an optimist."
-Jeffrey Immelt