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    “Class of 2019, I believe that you can create this world where none is lonely, none hunted, none alien. I believe that you can create a world where all people have community and safety. Where we can all belong and be known.” — President Elizabeth Alexander

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  2. "Whether this was one of your best experiences yet, or one of the most challenging, today you cross the finish line together with your hands raised in victory." — chief of staff Quintin Haynes ( '16) to

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  4. This is the moment, —you're now officially ! 💜 Love that sea of violet. 🤩⚾️

    graduates celebrating at Yankee Stadium
    graduates celebrating at Yankee Stadium
    graduates celebrating at Yankee Stadium
    graduates celebrating at Yankee Stadium
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  5. 8 hours ago

    "If you use your freedom to bring freedom to others, if you think of your words and of making space for others to speak their truths…. Here is what I promise you will happen: you will learn more, laugh more, imagine more, and be more connected in community." -- @ NYU

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  6. 8 hours ago

    "Here is what I wish for all of you beautiful graduates: I wish for you the freedom to love abundantly. That’s my biggest advice. Love abundantly. I wish your free thinking to drive you to the communities you will become a part of…"— at NYU:

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  7. “As you all, Class of 2019, set out on the next steps in your path, know that the entire NYU community wishes you well. And we will be cheering on heartily as we watch your own remarkable trajectory. We know that trajectory will take you to ever, ever higher heights.”

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  8. “And creativity can take many forms: you can be as creative in a science lab as you are on a stage, as imaginative streamlining a production process as you are dreaming up a new business.”

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  9. “Ambition does not have to involve cutthroat competition. Instead, it could mean setting high goals for yourself.”

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  10. “Risk might mean saying yes to opportunities that are outside your comfort zone, or not being afraid to make mistakes.”

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  11. NYU President Andy Hamilton: “NYU decided, many decades ago, that it is better to build bridges to the world than to build walls against it.”

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  12. "If you use your freedom to bring freedom to others…here is what I promise you will happen: You will learn more, know more, imagine more, laugh more, feel more, and be more connected in community. This is my dream, and this is my dream for you, NYU Class of 2019.”

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  13. “I believe that you can create a world where all people have community and safety. Where we can all belong and be known.”

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  14. “Class of 2019, I believe that you can create this world where none is lonely, none hunted, none alien.”

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  15. "Here's what I wish for all of you beautiful graduates. I wish for you the freedom to love abundantly."

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  16. "Whether we are seen and how we are seen by each other is deeply connected to whether we are free."

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  17. "Let us reflect on how we can each make each other more visible with our words and deeds and in so doing build a better world."

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  18. "I put this challenge to you: how do we understand the stakes of precise language? What is the power of your words once you are in the room? What can you do with your words to move us closer to beloved community?"

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  19. "The power of language is to assert presence, is to speak truth to power, is to make space for each other, is to see each other as human beings."

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  20. Honorary degree recipient Elizabeth Alexander: "Here’s what family is: it’s the people who commit to love each other."

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