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Graduates of Yale University

By; Lawrence 'Larry' Ellison

"Graduates of Yale University, I apologize if you have endured this type of

prologue before, but I want you to do something for me. Please, take a good look

around you. Look at the classmate on your left. Look at the classmate on your

right. Now, consider this: five years from now, 10 years from now, even 30 thirty

years from now, odds are the person on your left is going to be a loser. The

person on your right, meanwhile, will also be a loser. And you, in the middle?

What can you expect? Loser. Loser hood. Loser Cum Laude.

"In fact, as I look out before me today, I don't see a thousand hopes for a bright

tomorrow. I don't see a thousand future leaders in a thousand industries. I see a

thousand losers.

"You're upset. That's understandable. After all, how can I, Lawrence 'Larry' Ellison,

college dropout, has the audacity to spout such heresy to the graduating class of

one of the nation's most prestigious institutions? I'll tell you why. Because I,

Lawrence "Larry" Ellison, second richest man on the planet, am a college dropout,

and you are not.

"Because Bill Gates, richest man on the planet -- for now, anyway -- is a college

dropout, and you are not.

"Because Paul Allen, the third richest man on the planet, dropped out of college,

and you did not.

"And for good measure, because Michael Dell, No. 9 on the list and moving up

fast, is a college dropout, and you, yet again, are not.

"Hmm... you're very upset. That's understandable. So let me stroke your egos for

a moment by pointing out, quite sincerely, that your diplomas were not attained

in vain. Most of you, I imagine, have spent four to five years here, and in many

ways what you've learned and endured will serve you well in the years ahead.

You've established good work habits. You've established a network of people that

will help you down the road. And you've established what will be lifelong

relationships with the word 'therapy.' All that of is good. For in truth, you will

need that network. You will need those strong work habits. You will need that

therapy.

"You will need them because you didn't drop out, and so you will never be among

the richest people in the world. Oh sure, you may, perhaps, work your way up to

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Graduates of Yale University By; Lawrence 'Larry' Ellison "Graduates of Yale University, I apologize if you have endured this type of prologue before, but I want you to do something for me. Please, take a good look around you. Look at the classmate on your left. Look at the classmate on your right. Now, consider this: five years from now, 10 years from now, even 30 thirty years from now, odds are the person on your left is going to be a loser. The person on your right, meanwhile, will also be a loser. And you, in the middle? What can you expect? Loser. Loser hood. Loser Cum Laude. "In fa ...
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