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PresidentHanlon,faculty,staff,honoredguests,parents,students,familiesandfriends—goodmorningandcongratulationstotheDartmouthgraduatingclassof2014!

So.

Thisisweird.

Megivingaspeech.Ingeneral,Idonotlikegivingspeeches.Givingaspeechrequiresstandinginfrontoflargegroupsofpeoplewhiletheylookatyouanditalsorequirestalking.IcandothestandingpartOK.Buttheyoulookingandthemetalking...Iamnotafan.Igetthisoverwhelmingfeelingoffear.Terror,really.Drymouth,heartbeatssuperfast,everythinggetsalittlebitslowmotion.LikeImightpassout.Ordie.Orpoopmypantsorsomething.Imean,don’tworry.I’mnotgoingtopassoutordieorpoopmypants.Mainlybecausejustbytellingyouthatitcouldhappen,Ihavesomehowneutralizeditasanoption.Likeasifsayingitoutloudcastssomekindofspellwherenowitcannotpossiblyhappennow.Vomit.Icouldvomit.See.Vomitingisnowalsooffthetable.Neutralizedit.We’regood.

Anyway,thepointis.Idonotliketogivespeeches.I’mawriter.I’maTVwriter.Iliketowritestuffforotherpeopletosay.IactuallycontemplatedbringingEllenPompeoorKerryWashingtonheretosaymyspeechforme...butmylawyerpointedoutthatwhenyoudragsomeoneacrossstatelinesagainsttheirwill,theFBIcomeslookingforyou,so...

Idon’tlikegivingspeeches,ingeneral,becauseofthefearandterror.Butthisspeech?

Thisspeech,Ireallydidnotwanttogive.

ADartmouthCommencementspeech?

Drymouth.Heartbeatsso,sofast.Everythinginslowmotion.Passout,die,poop.

Look,itwouldbefineifthiswere,20yearsago.IfitwerebackinthedaywhenIgraduatedfromDartmouth.Twenty-threeyearsago,Iwassittingrightwhereyouarenow.AndIwaslisteningtoElizabethDolespeak.Andshewasgreat.Shewascalmandshewasconfident.Itwasjust...different.Itfeltlikeshewasjusttalkingtoagroupofpeople.Likeafiresidechatwithfriends.JustLiddyDoleandlike9,000ofherclosestfriends.Becauseitwas20yearsago.Andshewasjusttalkingtoagroupofpeople.

Now?

Twentyyearslater?

Thisisnofiresidechat.It’snotjustyouandme.Thisspeechisfilmedandstreamedandtweetedanduploaded.NPRhaslike,awholesitededicatedtoCommencementspeeches.Awholesitejustaboutcommencementspeeches.Therearesitesthatratethemandmockthemanddissectthem.It’sweird.Andstressful.Andkindofviciousifyou’reanintrovertperfectionistwriterwhohatesspeakinginpublicinthefirstplace.

WhenPresidentHanloncalledme—andbytheway,IwouldliketothankPresidentHanlonforaskingmewaybackinJanuary,thusgivingmeafullsixmonthsofterrorandpanictoenjoy.WhenPresidentHanloncalledme,Ialmostsaidno.Almost.

Drymouth.Heartbeatsso,sofast.Everythinginslowmotion.Passout,die,poop.

ButI’mhere.Iamgonnadoit.I’mdoingit.Youknowwhy?

BecauseIlikeachallenge.AndbecausethisyearImademyselfapromisethatIwasgoingtodothestuffthatterrifiesme.Andbecause,20-plusyearsagowhenIwastrudginguphillfromtheRiverClusterthroughallthatsnowtogettotheHopforplayrehearsal,IneverimaginedthatIwouldonedaybestandinghere,attheOldPinelectern.Staringoutatallofyou.AbouttothrowdownonsomewisdomintheDartmouthCommencementaddress.

So,youknow,yeah.Moments.

Also,I’mherebecauseIreally,reallywantedsomeEBAs.

OK.

IwanttosayrightnowthateverysingletimesomeoneaskedmewhatIwasgoingtotalkaboutinthisspeech,IwouldboldlyandconfidentlytellthemthatIhadallkindswisdomtoshare.Iwaslying.Ifeelwildlyunqualifiedtogiveyouadvice.Thereisnowisdomhere.SoallIcandoistalkaboutsomestuffthatcouldmaybebeusefultoyou,fromoneDartmouthgradtoanother.Somestuffthatwon’tevershowupinaMeredithGreyvoiceoveroraPapaPopemonologue.SomestuffIprobablyshouldn’tbetellingyouherenowbecauseoftheuploadingandthestreamingandthetweeting.ButIamgoingtopretendthatitis20yearsago.Thatit’sjustyouandme.Thatwe’rehavingafiresidechat.Screwtheoutsideworldandwhattheythink.I’vealreadysaid"poop"likefivetimesalreadyanyway...thingsaregettingrealupinhere.

OK,wait.BeforeItalktoyou.Iwanttotalktoyourparents.Becausetheotherthingaboutitbeing20yearslateristhatI’mamothernow.SoIknowsomethings,someverydifferentthings.Ihavethreegirls.I’vebeentotheshow.Youdon’tknowwhatthatmeans,butyourparentsdo.Youthinkthisdayisallaboutyou.Butyourparents...thepeoplewhoraisedyou...thepeoplewhoenduredyou...theypottytrainedyou,theytaughtyoutoread,theysurvivedyouasateenager,theyhavesuffered21yearsandnotoncedidtheykillyou.Thisday...youcallityourgraduationday.Butthisdayisnotaboutyou.Thisistheirday.Thisisthedaytheytakebacktheirlives,thisisthedaytheyearntheirfreedom.ThisdayistheirIndependenceDay.So,parents,Isaluteyou.AndasIhaveaneight-month-old,Ihopetojoinyourranksoffreedomin20years!

OK.Soherecomestherealdealpartofthespeech,oryoumightcallit,SomeRandomStuffSomeRandomAlumWhoRunsaTVShowThinksIShouldKnowBeforeIGraduate:

Youready?

Whenpeoplegivethesekindsofspeeches,theyusuallytellyouallkindsofwiseandheartfeltthings.Theyhavewisdomtoimpart.Theyhavelessonstoshare.Theytellyou:

Followyourdreams.Listentoyourspirit.Changetheworld.Makeyourmark.Findyourinnervoiceandmakeitsing.Embracefailure.Dream.Dreamanddreambig.Asamatteroffact,dreamanddon’tstopdreaminguntilallofyourdreamscometrue.

Ithinkthat’scrap.

Ithinkalotofpeopledream.Andwhiletheyarebusydreaming,thereallyhappypeople,thereallysuccessfulpeople,thereallyinteresting,engaged,powerfulpeople,arebusydoing.

Thedreamers.Theystareattheskyandtheymakeplansandtheyhopeandtheytalkaboutitendlessly.Andtheystartalotofsentenceswith"Iwanttobe..."or"Iwish."

"Iwanttobeawriter.""IwishIcouldtravelaroundtheworld."

Andtheydreamofit.Thebuttoned-uponesmeetforcocktailsandtheybragabouttheirdreams,andthehippieoneshavevisionboardsandtheymeditateabouttheirdreams.Maybeyouwriteinjournalsaboutyourdreamsordiscussitendlesslywithyourbestfriendoryourgirlfriendoryourmother.Anditfeelsreallygood.You’retalkingaboutit,andyou’replanningit.Kindof.Youareblue-skyingyourlife.Andthatiswhateveryonesaysyoushouldbedoing.Right?

Imean,that’swhatOprahandBillGatesdidtogetsuccessful,right?

No.

Dreamsarelovely.Buttheyarejustdreams.Fleeting,ephemeral,pretty.Butdreamsdonotcometruejustbecauseyoudreamthem.It’shardworkthatmakesthingshappen.It’shardworkthatcreateschange.

So,LessonOne,Iguessis:

Ditchthedreamandbeadoer,notadreamer.Maybeyouknowexactlywhatitisyoudreamofbeing,ormaybeyou’reparalyzedbecauseyouhavenoideawhatyourpassionis.Thetruthis,itdoesn’tmatter.Youdon’thavetoknow.Youjusthavetokeepmovingforward.Youjusthavetokeepdoingsomething,seizingthenextopportunity,stayingopentotryingsomethingnew.Itdoesn’thavetofityourvisionoftheperfectjobortheperfectlife.Perfectisboringanddreamsarenotreal.Just...do.Soyouthink,"IwishIcouldtravel."Great.Sellyourcrappycar,buyatickettoBangkok,andgo.Rightnow.I’mserious.

Youwanttobeawriter?

Awriterissomeonewhowriteseveryday,sostartwriting.Youdon’thaveajob?

Getone.Anyjob.Don’tsitathomewaitingforthemagicalopportunity.Whoareyou?

PrinceWilliam?

No.Getajob.Gotowork.Dosomethinguntilyoucandosomethingelse.

IdidnotdreamofbeingaTVwriter.Never,notoncewhenIwashereinthehallowedhallsoftheIvyLeague,didIsaytomyself,"Self,IwanttowriteTV."

YouknowwhatIwantedtobe?

IwantedtobeNobelPrize-winningauthorToniMorrison.Thatwasmydream.Ibluesky’editlikecrazy.Idreamedanddreamed.AndwhileIwasdreaming,Iwaslivinginmysister’sbasement.Dreamersoftenenduplivinginthebasementsofrelatives,FYI.Anyway,thereIwasinthatbasement,andIwasdreamingofbeingNobelPrize-winningauthorToniMorrison.Andguesswhat?

Icouldn’tbeNobelPrize-winningauthorToniMorrison,becauseToniMorrisonalreadyhadthatjobandshewasn’tinterestedingivingitup.SoonedayIwassittinginthatbasementandIreadanarticlethatsaid—itwasinTheNewYorkTimes—anditsaiditwashardertogetintoUSCFilmSchoolthanitwastogetintoHarvardLawSchool.AndIthoughtIcoulddreamaboutbeingToniMorrison,orIcoulddo.

Atfilmschool,Idiscoveredanentirelynewwayoftellingstories.Awaythatsuitedme.Awaythatbroughtmejoy.AwaythatflippedthisswitchinmybrainandchangedthewayIsawtheworld.Yearslater,IhaddinnerwithToniMorrison.AllshewantedtotalkaboutwasGrey’sAnatomy.ThatneverwouldhavehappenedifIhadn’tstoppeddreamingofbecomingherandgottenbusybecomingmyself.

LessonTwo.Lessontwoisthattomorrowisgoingtobetheworstdayeverforyou.

WhenIgraduatedfromDartmouththatdayin1991,whenIwassittingrightwhereyouareandIwasstaringupatElizabethDolespeaking,IwilladmitthatIhavenoideawhatshewassaying.Couldn’tevenlistentoher.NotbecauseIwasoverwhelmedoremotionaloranyofthat.ButbecauseIhadaserioushangover.Like,anepicpainfulhangoverbecause（andhereiswhereIapologizeto