The sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” are filling the VoiceQuilt Keepsake Fulfillment area, so it must be graduation season! With that in mind, please check out Gradspot.com’s “Top Ten All-Time Best Graduation Speeches”.
One of the funniest is Will Ferell’s “Best Extended Metaphor” speech to Harvard’s graduating class of 2003.
I’m not one of you. Okay? I can’t relate to who you are and what you’ve been through. I graduated from the University of Life. All right? I received a degree from the School of Hard Knocks. And our colors were black and blue, baby...
Another favorite was Steve Jobs’ speech to Stanford graduates: “Best Ironically Uplifting Comment About Death”.
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
One of the most poignant one-liners is from the famous film director/producer, Jerry Zucker.
It doesn't matter that your dream came true if you spent your whole life sleeping.
A few years back, VoiceQuilt conducted a nationwide survey, asking a range of questions about graduation. We were stunned to find out that…
* Over three-fourths of women remembered what their parents gave them for high school graduation. (Mine gave me an electric typewriter. Now, I know I’m really old!)
* If they were graduating today, the recorded voice message women would treasure most would be from their moms (42 percent) followed by grandparents and dads, each with 20 percent.
Go on. Indulge yourself with a smile! Listen Moms and Dads leaving messages for their graduates here
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