Hello, I got to say I am so glad I'm here. I am so glad I'm here.

And you're already my friend, you're rocked.

You're a tough act to follow up. Thank you.

Father Peter, Dr. Mjitty, members of the Villanova Board of Trustees, University leadership,

members of the faculty, distinguished guests, families, friends, and of course graduates.

Good afternoon. Nice to see you.

It is an honor and privilege to be here at Villanova's 180th commencement.

Thank you for this degree. It is so powerful to be part of this great school's legacy

to be won with all of you on this day.

This is the fifth college commencement I've spoken at over the years.

Each one fills me with a sense of wistfulness.

You see, I never completed my college education.

I've never made the walk to this stage that you were about to,

and I haven't tossed a cap since my high school graduation.

Okay, last chance. He's still sure you want me to speak?

Everybody all right? All right.

See this degree, automatic secret. How cool is that?

To be clear, what I just shared with you is not an expression of regret.

It's more of a statement about the choices we make in life,

and what we do with them going forward.

To reach this point, you have already made plenty of choices.

In some cases, the consequences of those choices were predictable,

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