It's our insides that make us who we are, that allow us to dream and wonder and feel for others.
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- Middlebury College Commencement Address, May 2001 -- Wikiquote Sourced section, named occasion and date.
- Middlebury College Commencement Address
- 2001 · Middlebury College · commencement speech
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