Jon Stewart went back to his alma mater for an honorary doctorate this past weekend, and delivered the commencement address. You can read the transcript here.
Fave lines:
*”When I think back to the people that have been in this position before me from Benjamin Franklin to Queen Noor of Jordan, I can�t help but wonder what has happened to this place.”
*”Not everybody can wander around in an alcoholic haze and then at 40 just, you know, decide to be president.”
*”Success is defined in myriad ways, and you will find it, and people will no longer be grading you, but it will come from your own internal sense of decency which I imagine, after going through the program here, is quite strong�although I�m sure downloading illegal files�but, nah, that�s a different story.”
The best part about that speech? I can so picture Jon Stewart delivering it. It’s just so… him. And that’s why I’m posting it here.
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