Famous Commencement Speakers and Their Advice

There are many cool things about getting a college degree. One of them is having a well-known and successful person give an inspirational speech at your graduation ceremony.

StateUniversity.com recently posted the inspirational advice given by 10 well-known graduation (a.k.a. commencement) speakers from the last 50 years. Those speakers are:

1. John F. Kennedy: American University, 1963
2. Dr. Seuss: Lake Forest College, 1977
3. Russell Baker: Connecticut College, 1995
4. Kermit the Frog: Southampton College, Long Island University, 1996
5. Jon Bon Jovi: Monmouth University, 2001
6. Toni Morrison: Wellesley College, 2004
7. Steve Jobs: Stanford University, 2005
8. Oprah Winfrey: Howard University, 2007
9. Bill Gates: Harvard University, 2007
10. J.K. Rowling: Harvard University, 2008

Check out the full post and each speaker’s advice here.