{"id":5706,"date":"2015-06-11T22:47:03","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T22:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aspire-canada.com\/?p=5706"},"modified":"2015-06-11T22:47:03","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T22:47:03","slug":"the-best-celebrity-graduation-speeches-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aspire-canada.com\/?p=5706","title":{"rendered":"The Best Celebrity Graduation Speeches of 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Maya Rudolph making graduates laugh hysterically, to President Obama offering his most heartfelt words, this year\u2019s graduates have gotten some pretty stellar advice. For all these students who worked their tails off to get to this special day, these graduation speeches definitely did not disappoint. If you\u2019ve got a few minutes to hear some inspiring words, here\u2019s a roundup of the best celebrity graduation speeches of 2015.<\/p>\n

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Related: Millionnaires Like Ellen Degeneres’s advice for new graduates<\/a><\/p>\n

The Best Celebrity Graduation Speeches of 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Natalie Portman, Harvard University<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u201cYour inexperience is an asset<\/a> and will allow you to think in original, unconventional ways. Accept your lack of knowledge and use it as your asset.<\/p>\n

Full speech: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jDaZu_KEMCY<\/a><\/p>\n

Matthew McConaughey, University of Houston<\/strong>
\n\u201cToo many options<\/a> makes tyrants of us all. So get rid of the excess, the wasted time, decrease your options\u2026 and you will have accidentally, almost innocently, put in front of you, what is important to you by process of elimination.\u201d<\/p>\n

Full speech: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kSxg353ZP4Q<\/a><\/p>\n

Maya Rudolph, Tulane<\/strong>
\n\u201cSay yes, and create your own destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n

Full speech: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GPzL42x0LAg<\/a><\/p>\n

Joyce Carol Oates at Niagara County Community College<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u201cEnergy \u2014 industry \u2014 refusal to be discouraged \u2014 a prevailing sense of humor: these are essential in our lives\u2026 The writing students of mine who have gone on to be truly successful, in several cases quite impressive careers<\/a>, were individuals who worked \u2014 worked \u2014 worked \u2014 and did not allow rejections to dissuade them of their inner worth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Full speech: http:\/\/time.com\/3893106\/joyce-carol-oates-to-grads-be-stubborn-and-optimistic\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Bill Nye at Rutgers University<\/strong>
\n\u201cI want you to solve our legal problems as well as our technical challenges and, dare I say it \u2014\u00a0Change the World<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Full speech: http:\/\/time.com\/3882613\/bill-nye-graduation-speech-rutgers-university\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert De Niro at NYU Tisch School of the Arts<\/a><\/strong>
\n\u201cWhen it comes to the arts, passion should always trump common sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Full speech: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lN4v_JK_qbY<\/a><\/p>\n

President Barack Obama, U.S. Coast Guard Academy<\/strong>
\n\u201cWe cannot know, each of us, how many days we will walk this Earth. We can\u2019t guarantee we\u2019re all going to live to 100. But what we can do is live each day to its fullest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Full speech: https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2015\/05\/20\/remarks-president-united-states-coast-guard-academy-commencement<\/a><\/p>\n

Which speech was most inspiring to you?<\/p>\n

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From Maya Rudolph making graduates laugh hysterically, to President Obama offering his most heartfelt words, this year\u2019s graduates have gotten some pretty stellar advice. For all these students who worked their tails off to get to this special day, these graduation speeches definitely did not disappoint. If you\u2019ve got a few minutes to hear some…<\/p>\n

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