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Fred Armisen

    Actor
    Commencement Address at Oregon Episcopal High School class of 2011

    Avoid people who tell you that something you want to do is not possible.

    This is one of those speeches that really shines when you listen to it rather than read the transcript. Ten short but really very funny minutes.

     

    EXCERPTS

    “When I was asked by OES to speak, my answer was: ‘Only if I could do it from a podium that looks like I’m riding on an eagle.’”

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    “Remember that there’s no one way of doing things. You know how when you unscrew something it’s ‘righty tighty, lefty loosey’? If you just get a hammer and hit it really hard, whatever it is, I guarantee you it’ll open.

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