Commencement 2013: A sampling of advice to this year's college grads

Here are some memorable excerpts from this spring's college commencement addresses.

11. Neighborly outlook

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Duke University President Richard Brodhead and Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, process into Wallace Wade Stadium during Duke University's commencement on Sunday, May 12, 2013, in Durham, N.C.

“You can change the way you think about other people. You can choose to see their humanity first. We are finally creating the tools to turn the world into a neighborhood. You can light up a network of 7 billion people with long-lasting and highly-motivating human connections.”

Melinda Gates

Philanthropist

At Duke University (in Durham, N.C.)

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