June 16, 2011
By Sarah Anne Hughes, Washington Post
Conan O’Brien imparted some humorous words of wisdom to the 2011 graduates of Dartmouth College on Sunday. The late-night host began his speech by telling the students “life is not fair.”
“For example, you have worked tirelessly for four years to earn the diploma you’ll be receiving this weekend. That was great,” the Harvard grad said. “And Dartmouth is giving me the same degree for interviewing the fourth lead in ‘Twilight.’ Deal with it.”
The rest of O’Brien’s speech was full of silly stories, questionable Dartmouth history and some profound life advice.
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