Celebrating Graduations with Wisdom

Welcome to the June 20^th, 2007 edition of Celebrating Graduations - Graduation Blog Carnival!

This carnival is coming down to a close as Graduation Season is almost over. So here is departin advice from Nneka who shares with us Advice for Graduating Seniors. A big thanks and shout out goes to TherapyDoc who sends us her A 2007 Commencement Speech .
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Commencement Speech - Jon Stewart

Sometimes colleges and universities get celebrities to give the commencement speeches -- that way, there's no need for public relations stuff. But sometimes they just give the celebrity an honorary degree so he or she could give the commencement speech as well as bring the media. That's exactly what the College of William & Mary did with Jon Stewart and here's the commencement speech he gave:

Thank you Mr. President, I had forgotten how crushingly dull these ceremonies are. Thank you.

My best to the choir. I have to say, that song never grows old for me. Whenever I hear that song, it reminds me of nothing.

I am honored to be here, I do have a confession to make before we get going that I should explain very quickly. When I am not on television, this is actually how I dress. I apologize, but there’s something very freeing about it. I congratulate the students for being able to walk even a half a mile in this non-breathable fabric in the Williamsburg heat. I am sure the environment that now exists under your robes, are the same conditions that primordial life began on this earth.

I know there were some parents that were concerned about my speech here tonight, and I want to assure you that you will not hear any language that is not common at, say, a dock workers union meeting, or Tourrett’s convention, or profanity seminar. Rest assured.

Read the rest of Jon Stewart's Commencement Address.

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Messages in Graduation Speeches

Graduation speeches are the peak of a commencement ceremony. Apart from humorous jokes and famous celebrities coming to your high school and college there are some great lessons to take home and on the journey to higher things. Here's a gist of what famous people have said in their commencement speeches to the graduates.

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“Find what you love.” -- Steve Jobs at Standford University, 2005

“Listen to your heart.” -- Thomas L. Friedman at Williams College, 2005

“Be your own story.” -- Toni Morrison at Wellesley College, 2004

“Fly, Eagle, Fly!” -- Desmond Tutu at Brandeis University, 200

“Learning and respect.” -- Elie Wiesel at DePaul University, 1997

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If you want to read the complete speeches – which I recommend you doing so you can read them at Commencement Speeches from Humanity.org.