"If you live your life only following the path you think is approved or acceptable, or the one you think is expected of you, you’ll be making a huge mistake. Not a single successful person… has ever done great things because they played it safe. You’ve got to be true to yourself."

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Source: PhilaU Celebrates the Class of 2013 at Commencement. Commencement speech at Philadelphia University, wordpress.philau.edu. May 11, 2013.

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Carson Kressley

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Carson Kressley is a fashion designer and television personality known for his role on 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' and his advocacy for self-expression through style.

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