Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
In plain words
You only get one life. Live yours, not a copy of someone else's.
Where these words come from
- 93% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Stanford University commencement address, 12 June 2005
- Stanford University commencement address
- 2005 · speech to graduating students
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