Ben Bernanke delivered a marvelous
commencement speech to Princeton undergrads on Sunday, June 2nd. The video is on vimeo. My favorite quote:
3) Those who are luckiest also have the greatest responsibility:
"As the Gospel of Luke says (and I am sure my rabbi will forgive me for
quoting the New Testament in a good cause): 'From everyone to whom much
has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much
has been entrusted, even more will be demanded."
He gave the Biblical quote an academic spin. "Kind of grading on the curve, you might say."
Biology profs will surely quote number 9:
9) On choosing a partner: "Remember that physical
beauty is evolution's way of assuring us that the other person doesn't
have too many intestinal parasites."
The text of the enumerated parts of the
the speech can be found on cnn (http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/02/news/economy/bernanke-princeton-speech/index.html). The
video can also be found on bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/video/ben-bernanke-s-ten-suggestions-for-princeton-grads-hTsARou6S7md1VCuYjHN1A.html). I was impressed that the video's time indicator was in Princeton orange.
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