10 ½ Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said Quotes

“Obituaries are just like biographies, only shorter. They remind us that interesting, successful people rarely lead orderly, linear lives. I defy you to find a single obituary that begins, "Jane Doe won the Nobel Prize in large part because she was admitted to a prestigious, highly selective preschool. After that, everything just kind of fell into place." Instead, you will read about dead ends, lucky coincidences, quirky habits, excessive self-confidence (often interspersed with bursts of excessive self-doubt), and a lot of passion for something.”
― Charles Wheelan, 10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said

“Change is inevitable; but progress depends on what we do with that change.”
― Charles Wheelan, 10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said

“Is the journey still worthwhile if the mountain turns out to be enshrouded in fog at the top?”
― Charles Wheelan, 10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said

“Maybe it's a stretch to blame a broader social pathology on hyper-competitive soccer parents. Still, there is not a huge downside to asking every once in a while, Why am I doing this? We will know for certain that my analysis is wrong when we see the following obituary: "Bob Smith died yesterday at the age of 74. He finished life in 186th place.”
― Charles Wheelan, 10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said