Anne Lamott's commencement speech
Jun. 6th, 2003 02:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tzikehSalon.com has a transcript of Anne Lamott's speech at Berkeley, and I highly recommend it. Sure, all commencement speeches are basically the same, but she has a nice light touch and a sweet sense of humor, and she's a good writer to boot.
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Quote:
"We can see spirit made visible in people being kind to each other, especially when it's a really busy person, taking care of a needy annoying person. Or even if it's terribly important you, stopping to take care of pitiful, pathetic you. In fact, that's often when we see spirit most brightly."
Quote:
"...refuse to wear uncomfortable pants, even if they make you look really thin. Promise me you'll never wear pants that bind or tug or hurt, pants that have an opinion about how much you've just eaten. The pants may be lying! There is way too much lying and scolding going on politically right now without your pants getting in on the act, too."
The speech
You will have to watch an ad for the Showtime program "Out of Order" to get a Day Pass if you're not a subscriber.
Quote:
"We can see spirit made visible in people being kind to each other, especially when it's a really busy person, taking care of a needy annoying person. Or even if it's terribly important you, stopping to take care of pitiful, pathetic you. In fact, that's often when we see spirit most brightly."
Quote:
"...refuse to wear uncomfortable pants, even if they make you look really thin. Promise me you'll never wear pants that bind or tug or hurt, pants that have an opinion about how much you've just eaten. The pants may be lying! There is way too much lying and scolding going on politically right now without your pants getting in on the act, too."
The speech
