Stanford University commencement, June 14, 2005:
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like:“If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.”It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself:“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.