00:00It is my honor to confer on you the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa. Congratulations!
00:23Thank you, President Finves. I put on for my city.
00:30You may know me as a musician, a performer, a businessman, but today, yes, today, I stand here immense, with immense gratitude as a recipient for this mimosas, I'm thinking mimosas, sorry.
01:00Momentous moment in this historical piece of my career is to be noted.
01:08So I tell you, don't be afraid to wander into space that you don't understand.
01:16As long as you are bringing passion with you, be willing to stretch, be a little unrealistic, be a little delusional even in your pursuit of happiness and fulfillment.
01:28And at the same time, be patient, be respectful of the process, because life is filled with challenges, and they would either make you or break you.
01:40But that's a choice, and that choice is yours.
01:45I know many of you at some point have questioned, what does a college degree really mean today in a world where credentials can feel overshadowed by clicks and followers and algorithms?
02:00Does a diploma still matter? Yes, of course it matters.
02:05But it's not the paper that gives the power, it's you.
02:09You create the value behind that degree.
02:12It is your ambition, it is your integrity, it is your hustle, it is your heart.
02:23That's how you lead, that's how you serve, that's how you choose to show up when no one else is watching.
02:29This world doesn't need more followers, it needs fearless architects of our future, and that's exactly who you are.
02:40Be a dreamer, never stop imagining, be better, fight for a better life, fight for a better world.
02:49The goal is beyond our reach, but we can reach as long as we try.
02:54And furthermore, we will succeed because we do.
02:59Congratulations to the class of 2025.
03:03Now, go out there and let's make it happen.
03:10Thank you.
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