Kermit the Frog gives advice to US grads

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Wearing a formal cap and gown, Kermit the Frog offers a graduation speech to students at the University of Maryland. "Rather than jumping over someone to get what you want, consider reaching out your hand and taking the leap side by side," says Kermit at the establishment his creator, Jim Henson, graduated from in 1960.

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00:00Hi-yo, everybody!

00:13You know, when I was just a little bit younger than all of you,

00:16I used to have fun in the swamp playing Leapfrog.

00:20It was our favorite game.

00:23Or kind of our only game.

00:24But we loved it.

00:26Except for my cousin, Albert.

00:28He never actually leapt.

00:30He just stepped on your back and used your head like a lily pad.

00:35Sure, he got ahead, but it was only by stepping on you.

00:39We've been told that that's how you succeed.

00:42And some choose to believe it.

00:45But I know they're wrong.

00:48So as you prepare to take this big leap into real life,

00:52here's a little advice, if you're willing to listen to a frog.

00:55Rather than jumping over someone to get what you want,

01:00consider reaching out your hand and taking the leap side by side.

01:06Because life is better when we leap together.

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