Jamie Hyneman

Villanova University, May 16, 2010

I’ve learned that I can pretty much do anything I’ve wanted to as long as I was methodical and diligent about it.

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Joss Whedon

Wesleyan University, 2013

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Janet Yellen

New York University, 2014