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Public service is one way -- an honourable way -- to mark your life with meaning," he added.

‘Life takes its own turns, makes its own demands, writes its own story’: George W Bush

November 8, 2021 08:20 IST

"We begin to understand that life is ours to live, but not to waste, and that the greatest rewards are found in the commitments we make with our whole hearts -- to the people we love and to the causes that earn our sacrifice" he said.

"Every once in a while, put something positive into the world. We have become so cynical these days. And by we I mean us," he said. (File photo)

‘Do something kind, make someone laugh, and don’t take yourself too seriously’: Steve Carrell

November 5, 2021 08:20 IST

"In conclusion, I would like to leave you with a few random thoughts. Not advice per se, but some helpful hints. Show up on time. Because to be late is to show disrespect," he said.

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‘Tell him to cry when he is sad’: Jameela Jameel on expressing masculinity

November 4, 2021 08:15 IST

She emphasised on the need for having more open and encouraging conversations with men

If you have an idea of what you want to make, what you were put here to do, then just go and do that, he said.

‘Be wise, because the world needs more wisdom’: Neil Gaiman

November 3, 2021 08:20 IST

"And now go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here," he said in conclusion.

"Stay hungry. Stay young at heart. Take those risks," she said. (Source:
Merrimackcollege/YouTube)

‘You cannot succeed without the risk of failure’: Charlie Day

November 2, 2021 08:20 IST

"Don’t wait for your break. Make your break. Go make it happen for yourself," he stated

"Be stupid in love. Get your heart broken. Shoot way above your league. Say outrageously romantic things, propose after a week!" he said.

‘Be stupid, just once, really often’: Vir Das

November 1, 2021 08:20 IST

"What's the worse thing that could happen? Somebody will call you stupid? Somebody will say your life a joke? I 'm saying you should be that somebody," he said.

Don’t disregard opposing viewpoints. Listen to them, absorb them, oppose them if you feel that they are wrong, but allow them to affect you," he said.

‘Nobody knows what they’re doing’: Kumail Nanjiani

October 29, 2021 08:20 IST

"Populate your life with people different from you," he said.

Taylor Swift poses in the press room with the award for album of the year for "Folklore" at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. (Source: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

‘What didn’t kill us, actually made us stronger’: Taylor Swift

October 28, 2021 08:15 IST

Swift was the first-ever recipient of Billboard's Woman of the Decade Award in 2019

"When a really great dream shows up, grab it!" he said emphatically.

‘Sometimes it is important to wake up and stop dreaming’: Larry Page

October 27, 2021 08:20 IST

"The optimism of youth is often underrated!" he said.

"So my gift to you is to tell you about the real world through my eyes, through my experiences. And I’m sorry, but I refuse to sugarcoat it. I ain’t gonna do it," he said

‘You’re about to enter into a world filled with hypocrisy and doublespeak’: Will Ferrell

October 26, 2021 08:20 IST

"Even though I am a professional comedian of the highest caliber, I’ve decided to do one thing that a lot of people are probably afraid to do, and that’s give it to you straight," he said

It’s time to say goodbye to the person we’ve become, we’ve worked so hard to perfect, and to make some crucial decisions about who we’re going to be.

‘Try to make the world good according to your standards’: Stephen Colbert

October 25, 2021 08:20 IST

"I hope you find the courage to decide for yourself what is right and what is wrong. And then, please expect as much of the world around you. Try to make the world good according to your standards. It won’t be easy," he said in conclusion.

The second thing I want to leave you with is that you’ve got to keep listening, he said.

‘Not every problem has a high-tech solution’: Matt Damon

October 22, 2021 08:20 IST

"First, you’re going to fail sometimes, and that’s a good thing," he said.

‘When I looked into the mirror, all I wanted was to be someone else’: Lizzo

October 21, 2021 08:15 IST

Speaking with Jameela Jamil, Lizzo said growing up, she didn't see people who looked like her on popular media

"Insist on heroes. And be one," he stated. (Source: Stanford/YouTube)

‘Don’t confuse success with excellence’: Ken Burns

October 20, 2021 08:20 IST

"Do not descend too deeply into specialism either. Educate all of your parts. You will be healthier. Free yourselves from the limitations of the binary world. It is just a tool. A means, not an end," he said.

As you go on in life, cultivating this quality of empathy will become harder, not easier. he said.

‘We should talk more about our empathy deficit’: Barack Obama

October 19, 2021 08:20 IST

"Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it’s not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way," he said.

I wanted to tell stories, to imagine the lives of others and help others do the same. There was a reason I was an actor. I loved what I did, she said.

‘Achievement is wonderful when you know why you are doing it’: Natalie Portman

October 18, 2021 08:20 IST

"There was a reason that I was an actor. I love what I do. And I saw from my peers and my mentors that it was not only an acceptable reason, it was the best reason," she stated.

There are those who think life is a marathon. I don't agree, she said. (Source:
NorthwesternU/YouTube)

‘Life is a series of sprints’: Billie Jean King

October 15, 2021 08:20 IST

"Today, it's time for your generation to win and to shape the future," she said

And that, my parents believed, their children could aspire and succeed to levels that could not have happened anywhere else in the world, she said.

‘Try to be the kind of people that give advice to celebrities’: Mindy Kaling

October 14, 2021 08:20 IST

"To be honest, it scares me because you look like a bunch of tweens. So please, just try to be the kind of people that give advice to celebrities, not the other way around," she said in conclusion.

"You aren’t just following dreams, you’re reaching for your destiny,” the veteran actor told the crowd," he said.

‘You’re not responsible for the entire job, but your part in it’: Robert De Niro

October 13, 2021 08:20 IST

"You will put your everything into everything you do. You won’t judge the characters you play, and you shouldn’t be distracted by judgments on the works you’re in," he said

‘Life has a frustrating way of reminding us that we are not the sole authors of our story’: Tim Cook

October 12, 2021 08:20 IST

"We must share credit, whether we’d like to or not, with a difficult and selfish collaborator called our circumstances," the entrepreneur added.

No matter how cliché it may sound you will never truly be successful until you learn to give beyond yourself, he said.

‘Empathy and kindness are the true signs of emotional intelligence’: Will Ferrell

October 11, 2021 08:20 IST

Enjoy the process of your search without succumbing to the pressure of the result. Trust your gut, keep throwing darts at the dartboard. Don’t listen to the critics and you will figure it out," the actor said

"...So if I must give any of you advice it would be Say Yes. Say Yes, And… and create your own destiny," she added.

‘Work hard and don’t be lazy’: Maya Rudolph

October 8, 2021 08:20 IST

"Hold on to your old friends. Kiss your Mama. Admit what your dreams are. Don’t beat yourself up if you don’t know what you’re gonna do tomorrow," she said

That living life for something bigger than yourself is a hero’s journey, she said.

‘You can either leave something for people or you can leave something in people’: Viola Davis

October 7, 2021 08:20 IST

"With my hands up, what I’m saying is that on this day of your genesis, your leap, your commencement, your mark in your history, perhaps your elixir is simply this: that you can either leave something for people or you can leave something in people," she said.

The journey you take now will be led by you alone, she said. (Source: Kent State University Communications & Marketing/YouTube)

‘Keep your minds and hearts open to life’s endless and unforeseeable possibilities’: Octavia Spencer

October 6, 2021 08:20 IST

"Stay focused so that your change and growth is intentional. Don’t let who you’re becoming be shaped by disappointments and also don’t let yourself be shaped by achievements either," she said

"In order to achieve your goals, you must apply discipline which you’ve already done, and consistency every day," he said.

‘Put God first in everything you do’: Denzel Washington

October 5, 2021 08:20 IST

"Take chances professionally, don’t be afraid to fail, there is an old IQ test that was nine dots and you had to draw five lines with the pencil within these nine dots without lifting the pencil. The only way to do it was to go outside the box," he said.