#ucla commencement

[back-and-totheleft]

And my best advice for those of you going out into the crazy, exciting world -- don’t fall in love right away. Don’t get married. Get a backpack. A ticket to nowhere. Take a year off. Travel your ass off. Learn everything you can. Listen to the wind. It may cost you money not to work. But that year off is money. Time and experience is what will make your life rich. It’s not going to make much difference in the end if you take your first job at 21 or 24, as long as you grow, grow well. So goodbye, good luck, and go out there no matter what happens -- good day okay, bad day okay. Feel good about your effort and try to keep that smile on your face.

Oliver Stone, UCLA commencement speech 2009 [x]

[tdwf-articles]

[tinyarthoe]

why is my family so horrible to people's names who aren't white like they'll say an Asian name and my aunt will just snort and her friend will laugh like. people are different than you do you want them laughing at your name????

[shorpyfan]

SHADES OF PROTEST--At UCLA commencement, Cathy Wolfe wears peace symbol on cap, Sheila Matzold appears without traditional cap and gown, and Sharon Griffith wears a "Peace Now" armband. (1970)