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Eric Carle
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Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
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 Commencement Address
"Much disqualifies me from receiving this honorary degree from Bates ... But what does qualify me to stand before you was my unerring confidence that when I grew up I would draw pictures. ... Today, we call that following your dream, or listening to your inner voice. I encourage you not to silence that inner voice." [ Transcript] |
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Corey Harris '91
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Time: 6 min. 18 sec.
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 Commencement Address
"I feel that Bates really helped me to expand my view of the world. It was at Bates that I got to interact with people I never thought I'd interact with: people from Africa, people from the Caribbean, people from East Asia, from West Asia, from all over the world. This was my jumping-off point to discover the world." [ Transcript] |
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Dean Kamen
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Time: 8 min. 31 sec.
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 Commencement Address
"If you want to solve all the problems that we're facing in this world, it's unlikely that the people and ideas that got us to where we are will be the ones that are going to get us to a different place. It's going to require new people with new ideas. And that would be you." [ Transcript] |
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Anna Deavere Smith
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Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
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 Commencement Address
"The kind of future that's in front of us ... is going to require that we work in community and that we work in teams. 'Community' will not just mean that which is closest to you, but that which you can reach. And what's so important is how long your reach is, in terms of how far will you go, either by being present or through technology." [ Transcript] |
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