Re: Excerpts from speeches by Canadian arts figures who are honorary graduates
"So the only genuine advice that I can give you collectively is this: Follow your nose. Find something that interests you. And then, find out everything you can about it. Become passionate about the subject. [...]
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. That from Dorothy Parker, God bless her."
–– Terry Mosher (A.K.A. Aislin) (b. 1942), Canadian political cartoonist for the Montreal Gazette. Speech given at Concordia University, 2018.
Source: 'Artists dish out some wisdom' The Globe and Mail, Saturday June 30, 2018, p. R2.
via Book of Commonplace 2017-2020 p. 65
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