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Octavia Spencer to Kent State University's Class of 2017:
"If I had to read '25 Actresses Who Broke Through Before 25' when I was first starting out, I tell you guys, I would have stayed in bed. Because I guarantee you that none of them looked like me. None of them. So know this: As much as you've changed during your time here, more change is coming. You're going to continue to evolve in unforeseen ways.
You are full of complexities and wonders that haven't even begun to surface. Life's unpredictability will draw these out, and what defines you now will be mere shades and hues of a more vibrant you over the next five, 10, 50 years. Honestly, I can't think of anything more liberating than that: knowing that life will look differently than you think it will. It’'s sure different for me."
"If I had to read '25 Actresses Who Broke Through Before 25' when I was first starting out, I tell you guys, I would have stayed in bed. Because I guarantee you that none of them looked like me. None of them. So know this: As much as you've changed during your time here, more change is coming. You're going to continue to evolve in unforeseen ways.
You are full of complexities and wonders that haven't even begun to surface. Life's unpredictability will draw these out, and what defines you now will be mere shades and hues of a more vibrant you over the next five, 10, 50 years. Honestly, I can't think of anything more liberating than that: knowing that life will look differently than you think it will. It’'s sure different for me."
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