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So get out there. Give it everything you’ve got—whether it’s your time, your talent, your prayers, or your treasure.

You hang around a barbershop long enough—sooner or later you will get a haircut.

Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.

I walked out of there to prepare for the next audition, and the next audition, and the next one.

Your life will never be a straight path.

You will fail at some point in your life. Accept it. You will lose. You will embarrass yourself. You will suck at something. There is no doubt about it.

I want to fall… forward. At least I figure that way I’ll see what I’m about to hit.

So I ask you today: How many ghosts are going to be around your bed when your time comes?

To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.

To not only take risks, but to be open to life. To accept new views and to be open to new opinions.

Never be discouraged. Never hold back. Give everything you’ve got.

I’ve found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks.

If I’m going to fall, I don’t want to fall back on anything, except my faith.

You’ll never see a U-haul behind a hearse.

It’s also about knowing what you know and what you don’t know. It’s about being open to people and ideas.

The point is, every graduate here today has the training and the talent to succeed. But do you have guts to fail?

And when you fall throughout life—and maybe even tonight after a few too many glasses of champagne—fall forward.

Dreams without goals are just dreams, and they ultimately fuel disappointment.