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According to one study, if all the companies traced back
to Stanford graduates formed their own nation
you'd be one of the largest economies in the world.
I am more convinced than ever that this
is the best university on the face of the planet.
There's an infectious feeling here
that innovation can solve almost every problem.
Education enables us to continue on our evolutionary path.
Every step of my Stanford career, this university
has given me immensely more than I have ever
been able to give it.
Your voice is as powerful as the next.
And it has a place here.
We are immersed in a culture that
lets us take risks, discover new ways of thinking,
redefine what is authentically us.
Just being here, in the presence of such energetic,
stimulated brilliance, makes us all want to be better.
As you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you.
Stay hungry.
Stay foolish.
How will you put your education to use?
What will your gift to the world be?