Harrison Ford's Rousing Commencement Speech Goes Viral: 'The World My Generation Left You Is a Real Mess'
Ford told graduates their generation has more power than they realize and said nature needs people to survive.
- Harrison Ford received an honorary Doctor of Arts and Humane Letters at Arizona State University on Monday, addressing over 14,000 undergraduate students at ASU's commencement ceremony.
- Ford, who attended Ripon College in Wisconsin, admitted he "did not make good choices" during college before enrolling in a drama class seeking an "easy A." The class transformed his perspective on classmates he had previously discounted as geeks and misfits.
- After 15 years of carpentry and limited acting roles, Ford achieved his breakthrough as Han Solo in Star Wars. He emphasized he "only took acting jobs when the part challenged me," underscoring the patience required for meaningful success.
- Ford joined Conservation International 35 years ago, becoming an environmental advocate who warned that "despite new science, new policies, we are still losing nature to profiteering, corruption, conflict." He positioned environmental stewardship as central to his purpose.
- The Oscar-nominated actor urged graduates to recognize their generation possesses "far more power than you may realize" and to seize every opportunity, cautioning that "what could be worse than getting to the end of your life" without fully living it.
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"Star Wars" star and long-time climate doomer Harrison Ford called for "cultural change" and demanded that America "extend social justice" during his commencement address at Arizona State University. The post Video: Harrison Ford Calls for ‘Extended Social Justice’ for ‘Indigenous Peoples … Killed in Cold Blood’ in Commencement Address appeared first on Breitbart.
Harrison Ford tells Arizona graduates his generation left them ‘a mess’
Actor Harrison Ford offered some common-sense advice to graduating students, and admitted his generation has left them “a mess.” The leftist actor only briefly touched on politics during his commencement speech at Arizona State University on Monday and encouraged students to change the world for the better. “I was squandering my life in riotous living,” he said of himself during his college years as he found acting. “Hiding in character, costume…
Harrison Ford tells Arizona graduates his generation left them 'a mess' · American Wire News
Actor Harrison Ford offered some common-sense advice to graduating students, and admitted his generation has left them “a mess.” The leftist actor only briefly touched on politics during his commencement speech at Arizona State University on Monday and encouraged students to change the world for the better. “I was squandering my life in riotous living,” he said of himself during his college years as he found acting. “Hiding in character, costume…
On the 11th, at the Arizona State University campus in Tampa, Arizona, over 10,000 students erupted in cheers and applause as a white-haired man in his 80s wearing a black lab coat stood on the podium. It was Harrison Ford (84), who played the lead archaeologist Jones in the Indiana Jones series, which has lasted for over 40 years, from the first film, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), to the fifth, Dial of Destiny (2023). He is the man who has be…
Harrison Ford Encourages ASU Graduates to 'Go Change the World' in Passionate Commencement Speech
In addition to delivering the commencement speech, Ford also received an honorary Doctor of Arts and Humane Letters from the universityNEED TO KNOWHarrison Ford reflected on his college years, sharing how a drama class helped him discover his passion for actingFord spoke about finding purpose through his environmental work with Conservation InternationalHe encouraged graduates to embrace leadership and seize opportunities to create meaningful ch…
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