Shonda Rhimes '91 Delivers Dartmouth's Commencement Speech

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  • @shadesofvintageblue
    @shadesofvintageblue 6 років тому +863

    Who else paused their reading of her book and came here? This woman is amazing and I’m thoroughly enjoying her book, Year of Yes. Great speech and so true of everything she said.

    • @cowitzcharlotjr.1167
      @cowitzcharlotjr.1167 5 років тому +7

      Same

    • @kasedits1700
      @kasedits1700 5 років тому +3

      Yup♥️

    • @Hiking3585
      @Hiking3585 5 років тому +5

      It really is an awesome book!!

    • @KimberlyLouofficial
      @KimberlyLouofficial 5 років тому +1

      I did... I did!

    • @garyfoster4694
      @garyfoster4694 5 років тому +6

      Exactly... I've been listening to the audio book and had to stop to see this... I'm an introverted writer too who has been tasked with public speaking & can truly identify!

  • @Justindiego
    @Justindiego 9 років тому +656

    Who else is here because of her book? YES!

    • @victoriamcknight1491
      @victoriamcknight1491 9 років тому +3

      yes just got the book for xmas and as soon as she talked about it i put it down and looked it up. It was great.

    • @victoriamcknight1491
      @victoriamcknight1491 9 років тому

      yes just got the book for xmas and as soon as she talked about it i put it down and looked it up. It was great.

    • @pamelajackson9035
      @pamelajackson9035 9 років тому

      +JDiegoTV Im here just started reading yesterday . loving it!

    • @Justindiego
      @Justindiego 9 років тому

      +pamela jackson changed my life!

    • @boho_sol
      @boho_sol 9 років тому

      +Justin Diego Yes I came here because of what she says on page 72.

  • @kellicaaren
    @kellicaaren 9 років тому +218

    I'm currently reading her book, "Year of Yes," and this speech was BIG for her!!!!! She's not lying about all of her fears, she was serious!! Great speech, I'm almost 40 and it inspired me.

    • @yolandaallen5155
      @yolandaallen5155 8 років тому +1

      Yes! I've come to this video because of the audiibook. You are absolutely correct. Just listening to the audio version of this speech in the book brought me to tears at lesson #3. I had to find the video in order to share it with others.

    • @chandreshlefevre3034
      @chandreshlefevre3034 8 років тому +2

      Kelli Evans I just finished it 2 days ago and it was so good and you're right she's not trying to get laughs she's telling the truth

  • @annaswan8517
    @annaswan8517 7 років тому +171

    Everybody read her book. Its freaking amazing

  • @신하민-f7x
    @신하민-f7x 5 років тому +239

    1. Be a doer not a dreamer
    2. Don't be self-centered
    3. Accept that you cannot do everything

  • @cindymalinga8808
    @cindymalinga8808 Рік тому +8

    2023 reading the year of yes and i have seen this speech over and over but i had to come back after reading the chapter... Love miss Shonda

  • @MomTheEbayer101
    @MomTheEbayer101 9 років тому +214

    That was by far the best and the most realistic commencement speech I've ever heard. From beginning to end she had me engaged.

    • @jessicastuart5691
      @jessicastuart5691 6 років тому +2

      Have you read Year Of Yes yet? Brilliant

    • @Glaziya
      @Glaziya 6 років тому +1

      Its like the way she keeps you engaged in her book. Year of yes

  • @khristinedelacruz03
    @khristinedelacruz03 4 роки тому +21

    My attention was fully in from the first second to the last. And not a second did I zoned out. Shonda, you are a phenomenal woman and writer! You are my idol! Truly!

  • @bookerlr1
    @bookerlr1 10 років тому +33

    She was truthful and authentic! She gave great advice to the Dartmouth graduates and many others are benefiting from her awesome address!

  • @sheilahightower-allen129
    @sheilahightower-allen129 10 років тому +47

    Those straight-laced ivy leagued professors...didn't know how to take this address! But, the students and most of the parents did. One of the most honest I have heard in a long time. Very motivational and extremely truthful!

  • @forevernishiboo9196
    @forevernishiboo9196 4 роки тому +20

    Just reading ‘Year of Yes,’ in 2020 and watching this speech! Hhhaaamaaazzzingggg 🙌🏽

  • @hopperthemarxist8533
    @hopperthemarxist8533 9 років тому +55

    I would also add to this great speech -- it's important to know that you can fail. That things don't always work out. That its about how much you contribute not what you get to have. You give then you get. And life doesn't owe you -- I personally experienced a lot of pain in my 20's as everyone does but it's important to have some perspective and look past your stories.

  • @neish9520
    @neish9520 5 років тому +15

    Currently reading her book, “The Year Of YES.” Wonderful book. She was NOT playin’ about how nervous she gets.👀 Genius diffusing it by talking about it. And, despite her visible and admitted anxiety, THIS WAS A REAL ASS COMMENCEMENT SPEECH! 🙌🏾

  • @EmpressMaAt28
    @EmpressMaAt28 6 років тому +9

    This was by far the most inspiring and yet down to earth commencement speech! I loved how real she is and I can see every bit of Olivia Pope in her! I was at the Park reading her book "Year of Yes" when I decided to check this speech on UA-cam! Black is power don't you all agree 🙏🏾🙏🏾👌👌☺☺

  • @thecandleshopbelize952
    @thecandleshopbelize952 11 місяців тому +2

    2024 and reading the Year of Yes and had to pause reading to come listen and follow along in the book

  • @gg-ic6rh
    @gg-ic6rh 4 роки тому +7

    I am a korean high school student i m in a mid test of my school . So I memorize this speech for the test . Its really hard but I have gotten a lot motivate thanks for the good speech Rhimes!

  • @StreamSpotAFake
    @StreamSpotAFake 9 років тому +10

    i've watched this 5 times. every time I love it just as much

  • @KimyonZari
    @KimyonZari 10 років тому +15

    Yes, yes, get up. This speech definitely deserved a standing ovation. Very raw and from the gut. Go ShondaLonda!!!

  • @ElenaWilkins
    @ElenaWilkins 8 років тому +25

    So glad I took the time to watch this, while reading Shonda's book. I am so not 20, but the speech is awesome for any age as a reminder of reality. Well done!

  • @joseray2002
    @joseray2002 10 років тому +22

    So refreshing to hear the real truth, and she's brave and real to admit it.

  • @miruna6382
    @miruna6382 9 років тому +14

    I really appreciate her honesty. We need that subjective truth from our elders in order to understand what is going to come in our way and how to win those battles of life.

  • @helloitsdaniel
    @helloitsdaniel Рік тому +1

    i love u shonda. you made me realize that being a dreamer is not enough you have to be a doer.

  • @RoyreeToomer
    @RoyreeToomer 9 років тому +10

    Inspiring!!!! Thank you Shonda!!!! Facing the fears and becoming a doer. It is never too late!

  • @chichichikwanda9671
    @chichichikwanda9671 3 дні тому +1

    2025 and I’m here because of the book and I have never watched a single episode of her shows yet. 😂❤️

  • @morganeminmy7007
    @morganeminmy7007 5 років тому +4

    This woman inspires me so much, i am reading her books and paused for see this video. She is literaly a queen after all she been through. She s amazing, an example for all of us. I adore you Shonda❤

  • @aboutjbe
    @aboutjbe 9 років тому +34

    I watch this at least once a month.

    • @bobkuusela3273
      @bobkuusela3273 7 років тому +1

      Jessie b. Evans bitch, please. Get a life and some autonomy

  • @tobiehewitt8318
    @tobiehewitt8318 8 років тому +4

    I have heard dozens of commencement speeches in my life and this, by far, is the best. Thanks!

  • @denisec6123
    @denisec6123 10 років тому +13

    Love and appreciate her transparency.

  • @anastasimankesemokgobu1724
    @anastasimankesemokgobu1724 2 роки тому +3

    I am back here in 2022 while reading her book, she was so nervous about this speech and woow, she spoke so well. I wish she knew how amazing she really is 💛

  • @lauralopez7646
    @lauralopez7646 9 років тому +12

    Currently reading her book... so inspiring. . there are so many similarities but I dropped out of college and she didn't. . The book is inspiring me to have a YES year in 2016!!!!!

  • @AnnetteWarren
    @AnnetteWarren 10 років тому +17

    I had a serious quarter life crisis after graduating! I can relate so much to what she says

  • @blue-ku5db
    @blue-ku5db 4 роки тому +6

    I visited here because her speech was published in English textbooks in Korea :)

  • @jacqueline2291
    @jacqueline2291 6 років тому +4

    She is so real and down to earth.

  • @kerrygriffin3128
    @kerrygriffin3128 10 років тому +27

    One of the most profound and inspirational speeches I have ever heard as a working mom. #beadoernotadreamer

  • @betzaidagonzalez9889
    @betzaidagonzalez9889 8 років тому +31

    I'm here because of the book!

  • @victorgarcia6462
    @victorgarcia6462 9 років тому +18

    That was the most lackluster applause... She's Shonda Rhimes goddammit!

  • @giareneeble
    @giareneeble 10 років тому +32

    That speech was great! The applause was so...weak

  • @alessandrarizzi
    @alessandrarizzi 9 років тому +139

    Great speech. She's a genius and an inspiration. I totally share her view. I can't believe how detached and "bored" the students were. Many people prefer listening bullshits about their amazing future, their big dreams, the peace in the world...but unfortunately that's not the real world. Shonda is too intelligent for them. And they are too stereotyped to understand it.

    • @AliceDymally
      @AliceDymally 9 років тому +11

      +Alessandra Rizzi yup I agree. I don't think they will know it until many years later when they've actually experienced the things she is talking about. I am 10 yrs out from my college graduation & the speech definitely resonated with me.

    • @GrBr42
      @GrBr42 9 років тому +5

      +Alessandra Rizzi My thoughts exactly. I don't think they realized how lucky they are to have this amazing person talking on their graduation..

    • @jacklu1190
      @jacklu1190 8 років тому +5

      Looked like a hot, stifling day

    • @jazze.2729
      @jazze.2729 7 років тому +1

      Amen to this!!!!

  • @JonathanGardnerTV
    @JonathanGardnerTV 10 років тому +18

    ALL the inspiration I needed!

  • @LumkaJwara
    @LumkaJwara 7 років тому +9

    I,love hearing her speak. I am enjoying her book. I just view her in a different light. She was honest in sharing about her life before YES

    • @nm56342
      @nm56342 7 років тому

      Lumka Jwara OMG. I searched for a free pdf of that book everywhere 😅😅 (#broke).. i looooove her, she's so poetic..

  • @twondiesel22
    @twondiesel22 9 років тому +7

    I think its awesome that she touched on stage fright.

  • @MelodyMaker151
    @MelodyMaker151 10 років тому +7

    I like what she said about tradeoffs ... Very upfront.

  • @itseitheranaorcarol
    @itseitheranaorcarol 9 років тому +4

    24 minutes flew by. Shonda, you are awesome! :)

  • @tiefajones4366
    @tiefajones4366 8 років тому +5

    Wow! This was an amazing message, Shonda!!! Do not dream, Do!

  • @arizonarobbins7316
    @arizonarobbins7316 2 роки тому

    Big fan of Shonda and her work. From being a fresh grad to someone who has gone thru a lot in life, her speech really resonates with me. Love the honesty!

  • @kasedits1700
    @kasedits1700 5 років тому +5

    I was just reading the book year of yes and when she was doing this speech and i saw how hard it was for her to get up there and do that
    She's really motivational and makes me want to do better In life.♥️

  • @MomTheEbayer101
    @MomTheEbayer101 9 років тому +101

    Now on the other hand, Wow...that was the weakest applause ever for such an awesome speech! I see it took the African American woman to stand first before the other scholars followed suite!!

    • @hermesmercury
      @hermesmercury 8 років тому +9

      +Mom The Ebayer “Dumpster Diving” Actually it was a standing ovation. It sounded weak because you cannot hear what is not under a microphone reach.

    • @myandersonangelsjalynnlail252
      @myandersonangelsjalynnlail252 4 роки тому

      I agree!

    • @maymadison3620
      @maymadison3620 3 роки тому

      The 1st woman who stood up was not an African-american. Stop making things about race!

  • @maryvermont8325
    @maryvermont8325 9 років тому +4

    thoroughly enjoyed this speech!

  • @niar3214
    @niar3214 3 роки тому +2

    That was a good speech and even more impressive for her to have done it the day before. Incredible job

  • @rookie1718
    @rookie1718 5 років тому +4

    This speech was included in the textbook of my school!!

  • @peterpiperdiedharper
    @peterpiperdiedharper 10 років тому +7

    WOW! BAM! awesome. needed this.

  • @TinyPrettyNini
    @TinyPrettyNini 10 місяців тому

    I love and look up to Shonda so much, I’m an aspiring screenwriter who also wants to publish novels one day, she said so many things here that I can relate with, so many things that I agree with. I’m gonna keep coming back here to watch her speech❤️ I appreciate everything she said here. I hope one day I’ll be able to sit and have dinner with her🙏🏾 she’s really my idol.

  • @shush03
    @shush03 5 років тому +3

    Shonda! You are the bomb. Your book is incredible and liberating. Thank you for teaching us to choose ourselves 1st and to work hard. You are a legend 👑🎉

  • @Iamtammyburton
    @Iamtammyburton Рік тому

    Yes, I paused reading her book (Year of Yes) to watch this video. 😊The most real and inspiring commencement speech I’ve heard.

  • @deehowe4141
    @deehowe4141 5 років тому +1

    I'm here today 8/6/19 because Toni Morrison died last night, and a piece of this address showed up on my Tw feed...
    Thank you, Shonda.
    R.I.P. Toni.

  • @hiraimaria
    @hiraimaria 3 роки тому

    What a great book and speech for the first day of the year. Happy 2022, people!

  • @lizzybeth428
    @lizzybeth428 Рік тому +1

    I am actually reading Year of Yes, and I am right where she steps up to the podium and takes a deep breath.

  • @stephaniew8709
    @stephaniew8709 9 років тому +1

    I'm here because of her book and her speech was awesome!

  • @jm8323
    @jm8323 6 років тому +3

    That was a great speech.

  • @cynderfish56
    @cynderfish56 10 років тому +3

    She was great! This was great!

  • @futuresenatorleader7210
    @futuresenatorleader7210 6 років тому +2

    Brilliant speaker...I love her

  • @펑리수
    @펑리수 4 роки тому +1

    It is hard work that makes things happen and creates change,.

  • @BrittneyColemanActress
    @BrittneyColemanActress 10 років тому +3

    Much needed! Thx.

  • @vanle3828
    @vanle3828 10 років тому +7

    My favourite writer was a student from my dream school? Hell Dartmouth couldn't get better.

  • @mamo5556
    @mamo5556 5 років тому +1

    Thank you shonda for this.

  • @dagmawitmersha3282
    @dagmawitmersha3282 3 роки тому +2

    I have seen thousands of these types of commencement speeches from Oprah to Denzel...and she pointed out probably the one thing they all have in common though they had not admitted it. This is by far the greatest commencement speech ever. Though this was like a fire side chat grateful it was streamed to the world so we could all benefit from it. 😀😀😀😀😃

  • @mikaeligor2612
    @mikaeligor2612 3 роки тому +3

    "O ano que eu disse sim" me trouxe até aqui❤️

  • @ginnagw
    @ginnagw 6 років тому +13

    I think the students we’re too young and naive for this speech. I don’t think most knew the power that stood before them. This was awesome.

    • @rebekahkimball5631
      @rebekahkimball5631 5 років тому +3

      We appreciated it. We were all just miserably hot and dehydrated. I grew up in Florida, and I was still sweating so much that I had to take off my graduation gown.

  • @BarbaraJean2
    @BarbaraJean2 10 років тому +7

    Yes, Shonda Rhimes runs Thursday night and I love it. Ms. Rhimes, you are a Success because you give 100% even though your return may only be 90%. But that is better than not doing it at ALL. That 90% makes me even more happier to be a Woman.

  • @Ain_2222
    @Ain_2222 3 роки тому +5

    8일의 기적...난 외운다...외울 수 있다!! 다들 중간고사 화이팅..🥺

  • @Heresheis0818
    @Heresheis0818 2 роки тому

    Her works have inspired so many women with thoughts and attitude. She is an incredibly intelligent person.🌈

  • @user-sx4pt8bl7e
    @user-sx4pt8bl7e 4 роки тому +11

    6:06 중간고사 화이팅!!

  • @mabrown5307
    @mabrown5307 8 років тому +2

    Fantastic commencement speech!

  • @RyanLongArt
    @RyanLongArt 10 років тому +4

    Great talk!!

  • @suyash9459
    @suyash9459 2 роки тому

    Year of Yes....👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻Shonda Rhimes '91

  • @marobins13
    @marobins13 9 років тому +5

    im so glad i am not the only person telling people that tge idea of doing it all is a fallacy. the advice i gave my friend after she had her baby, feeling like u are failing at something at all times is your new normal, dont fight it. learn to not let it cripple u. thank u shonda, for ur honesty about that feeling.

    • @mangonut
      @mangonut 8 років тому

      +marobins13 If you're interested, Sheryl Sandberg's book Lean In also touches on the fallacy of "having it all" and "doing it all."

  • @fdja001
    @fdja001 10 років тому +3

    Its a great speech and real.

  • @JohnLinder
    @JohnLinder 10 років тому +2

    I am in love!

  • @Mathapelomusa
    @Mathapelomusa 4 роки тому

    I had to find this video after reading her book. It was very important that I watch her speech❤️.. I love her for being her most authenticself.

  • @theonlycontessa8771
    @theonlycontessa8771 3 роки тому

    Listening to Shona reading her book on Audible October 2021. Shona you are an inspiration. You also have an audience of mature women too. I so wish I’d heard your speech as a young woman, but hell, I’m listening now. Love the book.🦋

  • @CiecieNewson
    @CiecieNewson 8 років тому +1

    So wow. Now that was a great speech. ~Smile!

  • @MeghanBasarab
    @MeghanBasarab 7 років тому +1

    I just love her...

  • @LaveyBooVI
    @LaveyBooVI 2 роки тому

    Reading again in 2023 and just like the first time came here to listen once I got to this part of the book.

  • @nitsrini06
    @nitsrini06 7 років тому +2

    A great speech

  • @miss-velani
    @miss-velani 3 роки тому

    How crazy! Just today I read this part of the book. Shonda is amazing.

  • @Tocsin-Bang
    @Tocsin-Bang 5 років тому

    I'd never heard of Shonda Rhimes prior to just a few minutes ago. WOW what a lovely lady, truly inspirational. Wouldn't she make a great President!

  • @meganlam1112
    @meganlam1112 10 років тому +3

    Great speech! "Dreams are lovely, but they are just dreams, fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It's hard work that makes things happen, it's hard work that creates change" really resonated with me. But the part that affected me the most was... SHE MISSED SANDRA OH'S LAST SCENE EVER FILMED ON GREY'S ANATOMY. (Goes to the corner to sob my soul out)

  • @cql8878
    @cql8878 6 років тому +2

    this speech is surprisingly good!

  • @ajf098
    @ajf098 3 роки тому

    Thank you, Shonda!

  • @리안두-r2l
    @리안두-r2l 3 роки тому +15

    우린왜 이걸로영어시험을 볼까

  • @Qodeshi300
    @Qodeshi300 8 років тому +2

    i needed to hear this thank you ... just do say yes to anything that makes me scared..

  • @XimenaZhaoArchive
    @XimenaZhaoArchive 3 роки тому +1

    Just going to watch Shonda Rhimes interviews and speeches until I get hyphy enough to hit the zone. Thanks for this! :)

  • @Kking142Love
    @Kking142Love 10 років тому +24

    Why did they not give her a proper standing ovation! She was phenomenal. I mean, she wasn't super funny like Tina Fey..but really people?

  • @sandratabansi4320
    @sandratabansi4320 11 місяців тому

    Came here from the book! This speech is so good!

  • @sandrazimmer
    @sandrazimmer 4 роки тому

    I also came here because of her book. My attraction was to see Shonda share her authentic feelings with this audience. And wow did she! For over 30 years I have been teaching professionals to transform public speaking anxiety by sharing how they really feel. Authenticity has an amazing effect to calm you down, so that you feel safer to share your ideas. If curious visit self-expression.com or SandraZimmerMethod.com . Shonda I salute you. You rock public speaking even though you are scared! Brava!

  • @파주예은유치원
    @파주예은유치원 5 років тому +30

    ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ우리학교 교과서에 나오셔서 본문외울 때 참고하려고 들어왔는데 교과서 내용이랑 좀 다르네ㅋㅋ

    • @waang04
      @waang04 4 роки тому +1

      혹시 YBM인가요..?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

    • @박철현-s2k
      @박철현-s2k 4 роки тому +1

      오오

  • @MERCYFRANK
    @MERCYFRANK 9 років тому +4

    @shodarhimes is such an inspiration. So these big names experience dry mouth, faster heart beats and chills when faced with certain 'challenges'? Wow!!!! So i'm not alone. This is a big lesson. I will follow their footprints and watch myself give a speech as an alumnus someday. Thanks to whoever shared this.

  • @shruthirajaram1996
    @shruthirajaram1996 3 роки тому

    I'm surprised not a lot of people don't talk about her book Year of yes. I've been reading it so far and it's just freaking awesome.

  • @wangumungai4210
    @wangumungai4210 3 роки тому

    Loved how she kept it real

  • @김은행-k1m
    @김은행-k1m 4 роки тому +2

    2018,2019,2020 Scope of High School First Grade Test in Korea ...It's an honor.