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Andy Samberg to Harvard College's Class of 2012:
"In the days ahead, a lot of people will tell you to trust your instincts and don't be afraid to take chances. I'm definitely one of those people. But I would also say this: Don't rush into the next phase of your life whether it's grad school at Harvard or grad school at MIT or massively disappointing your parents by exploring your art-made-out-of-garbage thing.
Whatever it is you try, make sure it's what you really want to do, because the only person who knows what that is, is you. If all else fails, just remember these beautiful words from the film Dead Poet's Society: 'Neil is dead! My boy!' Which, now that I’ve said out loud, did not quite drive home my point as much as I had hoped.
"In the days ahead, a lot of people will tell you to trust your instincts and don't be afraid to take chances. I'm definitely one of those people. But I would also say this: Don't rush into the next phase of your life whether it's grad school at Harvard or grad school at MIT or massively disappointing your parents by exploring your art-made-out-of-garbage thing.
Whatever it is you try, make sure it's what you really want to do, because the only person who knows what that is, is you. If all else fails, just remember these beautiful words from the film Dead Poet's Society: 'Neil is dead! My boy!' Which, now that I’ve said out loud, did not quite drive home my point as much as I had hoped.
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