“Get into something, be tenacious about it. Be a teamplayer. Make sure you understand that communicating is not just talking, it's also listening.”
Frederick H. Hauck SM '66
United States Navy Captain, NASA Astronaut
MIT 150 Symposium
Apr 28, 2008
“Follow your passion and make it your life's work. Remain confident in your abilities and do not waver in the face of skepticism or adversity.”
A. Neil Pappalardo ’64
MIT Corporation Life Member Emeritus, Chairman and Founder Meditech
Reflections on an MIT Eduation
Dec 12, 2011
Paula Hammond talks about her career path, her work in chemical engineering and the role that MIT plays in the world.
Paula T. Hammond
Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering
MIT 150 Interview
Oct 02, 1995
"This dream today embattled, with its back against the wall, to save the dream for one, it must be saved for all."
Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham
Federal Judge, Attorney, Scholar
MIT 21st MLK Celebration
Apr 06, 1984
“I am speaking instead of the joy-producing, world-bettering kind of responsibility which lifts far more burdens than it imposes.“
Hon. Shirley Chisholm
Politician, Educator, Author
MIT Commencement Address, 1984
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