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I don’t live in fear, I’m free; I have no secrets and I know I’ll always be OK, because no matter what, I know who I am. Most people didn’t want to buy it because they thought nobody would watch me. And most stations didn’t want to pick it up. Oh boy, thank you so much, thank you so much. I was maybe nineteen, and my girlfriend at the time was killed in a car accident. For many of you, today, success is being able to hold down 20 shots of tequila. I want to be a star. When I finished school, I was completely lost and by school, I mean middle school, but I went ahead and finished high school anyway. I think I have done that bit', BAFTA acceptance, Leading Actress - 2019, Axel Scheffler: 'The book wasn't called 'No Room on the Broom! Is anybody writing this stuff down? Upload your commencement or graduation speech here.
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And as you grow, you’ll realize the definition of success changes. My point is that, by the time I was your age, I really thought I knew who I was but I had no idea. Thank you, President Cowan, Mrs. President Cowen; distinguished guests, undistinguished guests, you know who you are, honored faculty and creepy Spanish teacher. And I know that a lot of you are concerned about your future, but there’s no need to worry. Clearly not to steal, you’re too far away and I’d never get away with it. So to conclude my conclusion, follow your passion, stay true to yourself.
ellen degeneres TULANE UNIVERSITY 2009 Thank you, President Cowan, Mrs. President Cowen; distinguished guests, undistinguished guests, you … Then I went to look up what commencement meant, which would have been easy if I had a dictionary, but most of the books in our house are Portia’s, and they’re all written in Australian. Thank you. The phone didn’t ring for three years. Want a daily email of lesson plans that span all subjects and age groups? And I started writing and what poured out of me was an imaginary conversation with God, which was one-sided and I finished writing it and I looked at it and I said to myself, and I hadn’t even been doing stand-up, ever, there was no club in town. The phone didn’t ring for three years. 11 May 2009, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA Thank you, President Cowan, Mrs. President Cowen; distinguished guests, undistinguished guests, you know who you are, honored faculty and creepy Spanish teacher. Top-rated television show host and New Orleans native Ellen DeGeneres was the keynote speaker at Tulane University's 2009 Commencement. Never follow anyone else’s path, unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path and by all means, you should follow that.