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I'm sorry.
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At this time, I'd like to introduce you
to your class valedictorian.
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I'm sure you all know him.
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He has the highest GPA
in recent history. A perfect 4.0.
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May I introduce the Presidential
Scholar from the state of Illinois,
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Mr. Jack Lambert.
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All right, Jack!
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Thank you for the honor.
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I'm not going to take
much of your time up here.
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Like you, I'm more interested
in going on with our lives
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than listening to another speech.
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But there is one thing I feel
strongly about and would like to say.
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Contrary to a lot of popular beliefs,
you and I are a generation
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who truly cares.
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I don't know any of us,
when given the opportunity,
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and knowing that opportunity
really counts,
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wouldn't give freely of ourselves for
the support of another human being.
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And I feel all of us know,
to have true satisfaction in life
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won't be in what colleges we go to
or what jobs we end up with
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or even how much money we make,
but more in our ability to nurture
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and sustain genuine relationships.
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It is life's greatest challenge.
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And I know all of us
will be up to meeting it.