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Best commencement speeches

Graduates wait for the start of the commencement ceremony at Williams Stadium, on the campus of Liberty University, May 9, 2015 in Lynchburg, Virginia.  (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Graduates wait for the start of the commencement ceremony at Williams Stadium, on the campus of Liberty University, May 9, 2015 in Lynchburg, Virginia.  (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 5, 2016

Some keynote graduation speakers are the university presidents, the valedictorian, and maybe a mover and shaker from the community.

Other schools, both high school and universities, are luckily enough to score a big name.

From actors to politicians to businessmen, they've passed their words of wisdom down through the ages.

Here are some of the best commencement speeches.

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