Commencement Speeches
Mount Ida College Commencement
2003-05-31T23:28:34-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMGQ2XC8yMDAzMDUzMTIzMjk0OTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==After being awarded an honorary degree, Harvard University professor and author, Rev. Peter Gomes, addressed the Mount Ida College graduating class of 2003 in Newton, Massachusetts. He talked about the pursuit of success and the virtues of failure. He said that the secret of life is to have a task that one cannot possibly do, but, at the end of one’s life, to have worked at a task worth doing.
After being awarded an honorary degree, Harvard University professor and author, Rev. Peter Gomes, addressed the Mount Ida College graduatin…
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After being awarded an honorary degree, Harvard University professor and author, Rev. Peter Gomes, addressed the Mount Ida College graduating class of 2003 in Newton, Massachusetts. He talked about the pursuit of success and the virtues of failure. He said that the secret of life is to have a task that one cannot possibly do, but, at the end of one’s life, to have worked at a task worth doing. close
After being awarded an honorary degree, Harvard University professor and author, Rev. Peter Gomes, addressed the Mount Ida College graduatin… read more
After being awarded an honorary degree, Harvard University professor and author, Rev. Peter Gomes, addressed the Mount Ida College graduating class of 2003 in Newton, Massachusetts. He talked about the pursuit of success and the virtues of failure. He said that the secret of life is to have a task that one cannot possibly do, but, at the end of one’s life, to have worked at a task worth doing. close
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