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Graceland College Commencement RESOURCES May 18, 1997 Remarks of U.S Printing, Graphics, & Direct Mail Document Scanning Index Form High Speed Scanning Date of Request: 12/01/14 Box 20 of 64 Senator or Department: SENATOR HARKIN Instructions: Prepare one form for insertion at the beginning of each record series. Prepare and insert additional forms at points that you would like to index. For example: at the beginning of a new folder, briefing book, topic, project, or date sequence. Record Type*: Speeches Inclusive Month/Year of Records*: 1990-2014 (1) Subject*: Miscellaneous Speeches (2) Staffer*: Jim Whitmire 17 Maintain (Return to Office) - Destroy (Shred) *REQUIRED INFORMATION III1111111111111111111 TOM HARKIN IOWA1222435 IOWA TTY (202) 224-4633 Tom [email protected] COMMITTEES: it tates natAGRICULTUREAPPROPRIATIONS WASHINGTON, DC 20510-1502 SMALL BUSINESS LABOR AND HUMAN Graceland College Commencement RESOURCES May 18, 1997 Remarks of U.S. Senator Tom Harkin Thank you Congressman Boswell for that kind introduction. As Mark Twain once said when he was introduced with effusive praise: "Sir, you will go to heaven for your generosity--unless you go elsewhere for your exaggeration."1 Leonard is putting his Graceland education to use for Iowa and our nation. You ought to be very proud of him as one of your alumni. And I can tell you that Leonard and Dodie and Ruth and I have been down a lot of gravel roads together. It's great to have him as a partner working for all of you in the United States Congress. It's been said that graduation is one of the 5 great milestones of life--the others being, of course, birth, marriage, death, and the day you finally pay off your student loans. It's a great honor for me to share this milestone with you and to be back at Graceland. And it's a privilege to be here for Bill Higdon's last commencement as President. He has served this college with honor and distinction first back in the 1970s and now in the 1990s. You know, Graceland has to be the most environentally-friendly campus in the country. You even recycle Presidents. Well, next year there will be a new President. And if history is any guide, let me be the first to say: Congratulations, Barbara. It's now your turn. President Hlgdon, members of the Board of Trustees, distinguished faculty, honored guests, parents, fiends, and--most of all--the graduating class of 1997--first and foremost I want to say: Congratulations. For years, you the students of (lraceland have had to endure hard work from your classes... .tough challenges from your professors ... and bad Elvis jokes from your fiends back home--but you made it. And don't worry the rest of my speech is Elvis-free. You should be proud of your achievement. Graceland College has turned out some of the best and brightest college graduates in Iowa and our country for over 100 years. Today, you enter that great tradition. But now comes the hardest part--sitting through the commencement speech. Now I'm not so vain or presumptuous to think that years fr~om now, you'll look back on this speech as the highlight of your graduation. In fact, try as I might, I couldn't even remember who the commencement speaker was or what he or she said at my graduation. 150 FIRST AVENUE. NE 210 WALNUT ST. 131 E. 4TH ST. 350 WEST 6TH ST. 320 6TH ST. SUITE 370 733 FEDERAL BLDG. 3140 F DERAL BLDG. 315 FEDERAL BLDG. 110 FEDERAL BLDG. CEDAR RAPIDS. tA 52407-4884 DES MOINES, IA 50309 DAVENPORT, IA 52801 DUBUQUE, IA 52001 SIOUX CITY, IA 51101 (3191, 365-4504 (5151 284-4574 1319) 322-1338 (3191)582-2130 (712) 252-1550 I'm reminded of what an Irish priest once told me that puts my role today in perspective. Father John Ryan was pastor at St. John's Church in my hometown of Cumming just up the way. Like most Irishmen, Father Ryan was wise in the ways of the world. The first time I was ever asked to speak at a graduation, I asked Father Ryan how I should approach it. "Commencement speakers," said Father Ryan, "should think of themselves as the body at an old-fashioned Irish wake. They need you in order to have the party... but they don't expect you to say very much." So be comforted, I know my part is small. We're here to celebrate your accomplishments, not my insights. Besides, any counsel I can give you pales in comparison to the advice, love, encouragement, of your parents, grandparents and friends here today to celebrate with you. As the writer Robert Orben once said, "Considering the cost of tuition, room, board, clothing and books--more than ever before--a student has to be very careful in their selection of parents." Well, you chose well. All of us have leaned on and learned much from our parents, our families, our loved ones here. Heck, even our professors. Please give them all a round of applause. This is their achievement, too. I wondered how best to get my message across today. So I've chosen a method that has stood the test of time. Something that has imparted wisdom to millions of people through the years. Something that has undoubtedly helped all of you get through college. I speak, of course, of David Letterman and his top ten list. I sat down and made a list of ten things that I learned in my life. Let's call them the ten rules to live by. It was actually 15, but Newt Gingrich insisted we cut it back to 10. I hope you find some of these useful: Number 10. Don't panic. You're going to find a job. I know some of you here are headed to graduate school. Others have job offers. Others are looking. But whether you have a job right now or not, don't worry. I know this for one reason: because you came to the right school. Your family and Graceland College have seen to it that you are prepared for the challenges of the 21" century. As many of you know, Graceland was recently named one of the 100 best college buys in America. And if that doesn't convince you, then consider this. 95 percent of Graceland College graduates have found career-related employment or have been accepted to graduate school within 6 months of graduation. 2 As you go on in life, I hope you look beyond the big cities. Many towns and small communities in the Midwest are looking for bright young people like you to help them build for the future. They need not only your talent and training, they need your leadership and energy. You can really make a difference in a small community. And it's a great place to start out and raise a family. Rural towns have solid values, strong communities, friendly people, safe streets, and are just plain fun. Regardless of where you settle, you are all future leaders. But to get there, you've got to follow rule number nine. Number 9. Believe in yourself. You have to believe there is nothing--absolutely nothing--that you cannot accomplish by hard work and commitment. Let nothing or no one ever destroy that belief you have in yourself. It is your strongest asset. Growing up in Cumming, I wondered if I'd ever go to college. My parents brought up six kids in a 2-bedroom home. My dad was a coalminer with an 8' grade education. My mother was an immigrant who never went to school. We didn't have any money. But my mother and father believed in me--as your parents believed in you--and taught me if you work hard, study, and are responsible--you can accomplish anything in life. My parents were right. So were yours. You can accomplish anything. And you've got the robes and the funny hats to prove it. As you continue to accomplish, the key is to love what you do. Whatever it is that the best people are doing--nursing, farming, teaching, preaching--they don't do it for the money. All the happy people I know love their jobs for the excitement, the challenge, the fun, and the satisfaction of doing something they do well. And the fact is, if you choose a job you love--you'll never have to work a day in your life. Number 8. Don't let the virtual world take the place of the real one. The information superhighway is opening up new avenues of opportunity every day. Our world is changing faster than Dennis Rodman's hair color. And technology is a wonderful thing--except those times when the computer freezes at 11:30 at night and your paper's due the next morning. That's when you go out and rub the nose of Frederick Madison Smith. Well, you are going to be a part of progress that none of us can even dream of today. But remember--what's most important is not a web on the internet, it's what we weave through our actions that make up the fabric of our lives. 3 Call me old fashioned, but it boils down to the basics--the values and faith our grandparents grew up with, and our parents instilled in us. Let that always be your anchor. Number 7. Don't go to New Hampshire. I'm sorry, that's my mistake. That belongs in my top 10 pieces of advice if you run for President.
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