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Bill Clinton at Yale Commencement 2010 Speech Transcript Thank you very much, Caitlin, Bobby, ladies and gentlemen. I wasnt sure I was coming to fashion week. President Levin, Vice President Lorimer, if I had -- you know, all I got was this little class napkin. I feel if it were a little bigger, Id turn it into a doo-rag so I could feel right at home. [LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE] I just went over and said a word to Dean Brenzel, because you may have seen he had an article in the Huffington Post. It said, now if theyd asked me to give this speech, this is what I would have said. Its really good. Its really good. But if you had done that then Id have missed all your hats. How could anybody possibly be worried about the future of the world when its in your hand? [APPLAUSE] I mean anybody with this kind of judgment and head gear will have no problem solving all the other challenges. Let me say, in all seriousness, Im honored to be here. I congratulate the graduates, and I want to thank you and your families, your friends, the faculty and staff for letting me share this day. I am profoundly grateful to Yale because of the things I learned, the professors I had, the friends of a lifetime, the fact that I still work with a lot of people from Yale in public health and endeavors we have together in Ethiopia and in Liberia. The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is here and I thank her. But most of all, Im grateful because if I hadnt come here I never would have met Hilary. [APPLAUSE] So, shes been in Shanghai for two days at this big world expo theyre having over there, and she called me last night and told me she had given this speech and how much it meant to her, how much you loved it. She didnt prepare me for your sartorial splendor quite as much as she should have, but Im very proud of the work shes doing and Im very grateful to Yale because I would have missed it if I hadnt come here. And weve had a remarkable life together. I say that because weve been gone from Ya