Dartmouth’s 2018 Commencement Address by Mindy Kaling ’01

“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something, but especially not yourself,“ Kaling told the Class of 2018.

[@lilyskitchen2093]

“you guys, im like, really smart now”

[@BetzyArosemena]

You don't even know...

[@ppegah]

She is.

[@elicarranza3877]

“You could ask me something political and I’ll be like ‘blah blah blah blah blah’ answering you with the correct answer” hahaha

[@naomipark1413]

i'm procrastinating by watching something productive

[@WIFISLILSTAR]

SAME

[@az71003]

saaaaammmmmeee im supposed to be writing a macbeth essay ewwww

[@nathanchilton4548]

Omg same

[@nomvelomnguni8341]

If this is not me 😭

[@matheus6894]

same hahha...

[@fairytale143]

Mindy is giving me Legally Blonde Elle Woods vibes at her graduation. I teared up listening to the last part of her speech. So inspiring

[@Nells-00]

OMG TRUE

[@alisonmak8361]

Me too!

[@vliciouss]

Now the queen is writing for legally blonde 👱🏾‍♀️

[@beccamuir7880]

I don’t think it’s her grad..

[@livelifeforaliving]

I absolutely love Mindy. She's so funny, smart, and inspiring. "Proficient in Word" had me dying.

[@fredsmith6324]

she's not funny.

[@xandermayfield473]

she is also a fantastic actress 🥰

[@niccolom4556]

How is she inspiring? She's a White wannabe who writes characters that say they wish to be White & says "EWW" to India (The Mindy Show)? That's pretty pathetic to be ashamed of your own heritage culture.

[@inherblues7261]

@@fredsmith6324 but neither are you

[@fredsmith6324]

@@inherblues7261 ok, she's ok.

[@ohyes6661]

the expressions of the professor in the back are priceless

[@rr3775]

Her Charisma is EVERYTHING.

[@LiahYoo]

So raw and real. Love her!

[@ckr5166]

Liah Yoo okg liah what’s up lol!!!!

[@motivatedtoscapechildsupport]

Didn't age so well.

[@mckennarinta3221]

Truly one of the best writers of our generation, no matter the medium.

[@karthiktirumala1773]

Lmao

[@kmariat]

Best commencement speech ever!! Why because it was real, practical and hilarious. Love you Mindy!!

[@skeetwoodmac]

she is so well spoken and beautiful wow

[@sabrinea1625]

Omg she talks and I just think of Mindy lahiri

[@bawkbawk5789]

Sabrine A that is her Her real name is mindy Kaling she also made the mindy project she is mindy!

[@hemaramasamy6080]

One of the most refreshingly honest and practical commencement speeches I've heard. And Mindy you just made me your fan!

[@gamjc]

I was ready to cry with her at the end! MINDY IS THE GREATEST!

[@icanseewater]

AMAZING! Equal parts funny, smart, witty, emotional and touching. LOVE HER!

[@themripley]

"That you use the word summer as a verb".

[@aishwarya2426]

She's so funny and witty and such a huge inspiration. I love her to bits.♥️

[@makegurung9130]

Is she's a sister of Mandira Bedi

[@neil5819]

Dang, she memorized that entire speech. Or is just really good at winging it.

[@kerrycyrus3379]

This woman never stops to amaze . I love her and this was speech was brilliant . Mindy Kaling you are awesome .

[@tarunmood]

In all fairness, she's the most successful Indian in American showbiz

[@seifbouanik3689]

You’re forgetting about Lily Singh /s

[@ashimadogra4523]

@@seifbouanik3689 EWWW. Please don't compare that childish abomination to the extremely talented Mindy Kaling. One calls making weird faces and dance moves comedy and the other has written episodes of the office.

[@seifbouanik3689]

Ashima Dogra I wouldn’t even dare to, I was just being sarcastic

[@tanu5401]

Truly genius. I love her writing. Some of the best the office episodes are written by her

[@pavansomwanshi4914]

@@ashimadogra4523 "Childish abomination" words have never been used more accurately, ever.

[@ambershoba]

She’s so fucking smart I want to scream. I’m in love with her drive and success

[@khue6377]

GREAT SPEECH HOLLY MARY 17 MINS IS AN ETERNITY BUT IT WAS FUN AND ENGAGING. 🤪

[@SweetSockMonkey]

I’m watching a bunch of graduation speeches because my own graduation was cancelled... Go Class of Covid-19!!

[@dddffssdfsdfwesdhfdf]

Queen!! She did amazing!

[@solgoode1]

Yeah... she's a queen alright.

[@lise891]

Great speech, Mindy! I'm not even a college graduate, but that was inspiring.

[@musiclover2000ism]

This speech never fails to get me going. Thank you, Mindy ❤

[@monagomaa2374]

"Why not you? You made it this far."

[@Withjoyfulsenescence]

This is just like her ebook! It’s so soothing, refreshing and inspiring at the same time. :)

[@syahnazmi29]

Is her speech unscripted? Because it is too good to be true

[@charmedprince]

Syah Nazmi I'm sure there's a teleprompter somewhere

[@kaitykline]

She probably memorized it

[@JessCruz]

Syah Nazmi good speakers and performers work hard to write and memorize their scripts/speeches.

[@sf5838]

She's an actress. So she's already really good at memorizing stuff, I guess

[@Brianab3ar]

she is an actress, so imagine she's pretty good at memorizing things

[@Vineepradeepan]

That was one helluva speech. Especially, with the reactions from the professor in the backdrop worked like captioning.... Loads of love, MK.

[@Gabydance16]

Perhaps the best commencement speech I've heard. So well-spoken, funny, and genuine.

[@yesgregyes1416]

Toot your own horn, Mindy. It's a beautiful sound. #MeToo #Dartmouth

[@yesgregyes1416]

Putting yourself out there is the best part of shaping your future. You're gonna get knocked down. So what? You're gonna have things go well. Big deal. You're gonna start something for a good reason and have it turn out bad. You gonna start something on shaky footing and have it re-define your understanding of what you're capable of, far beyond your ability to dream. This goes for men & women. It always has but for some reason, we've always given the biggest platform to liars. Those days are gone! #TimesUp

[@janelleetsitty36]

Wow... the last minute made me tear up... lol... Mindy inspired me ;*)

[@shayantanidas986]

The last part was really emotional.

[@RamyTheRoamer]

Stopping by to say that Mindy is just so so so inspiring & a terrific human being. Much love.

[@ExclusiveLM]

I just came back from doing a commencement speech myself. Yes me. I did it at Dunkin Doughnuts. My speech started with .... I will have a dozen doughnuts (4 glazed, 2 chocolate, and six frosted), I will also have a hot Latte. My speech inspired the employees there to get me what I wanted which made me very powerful and made me a director of their actions. I hope I get nominated for that directorial effort and I hope the employees that helped me get nominated for best supporting actresses. It was an honor. Thank you.

[@jasonpeng5798]

"look left, look right. All three of you are going to finance."

[@rp8933]

You guys I'm like really smart now, you don't even know!

[@silvia6303]

Totally agree with the fact that things dont turn out the way we think they will after college. And the letting the idea of perfectionism go is very liberating.

[@hmrafishahin1684]

Best commencement speech ever!! Why because it was actual, effective and amusing

[@Nanami_X_Higurama]

No one's watching this in 2020 ?? Sed ,🙁😕

[@daotien03]

I love her now She is so smart so down to earth do humorous so wonderful!

[@officiallyanamika]

She's one inspiring woman 💕

[@MichaelRhodesno1]

This is so good. She's so funny and inspiring. Got a bit emotional at the end.

[@ranjeethashenoy3541]

I wish I was friends with Mindy Kaling... What a wonderful woman ❤️

[@TheSunshinefee]

amazing speech

[@sweaterw4058]

She is a stellar woman!

[@onyxman8]

The plunger advice is priceless. True wisdom.

[@moonstruck562]

Wow this was simple, funny, touching, inspirational and ... Why am I crying? ❤❤❤

[@cerinashippey]

I LOVED THIS

[@Krn7797]

I love Mindy so much! She’s amazing!

[@al3cxa]

I love Mindy so much! Definitely one of my inspirations❤️

[@middlebpatd]

Thanks MOM for sharing! I find it helpful to look back on my past when I think I can't do something. I remind myself of what was, and hope that will be okay! Thanks Mindy and Dartmouth

[@Jossymancia]

Woah. One of the best speeches I've heard.

[@subalicachetia8727]

I love you so much Mindy. You are an inspiration!

[@lyly1913]

I can’t wait for Mindy to give a speech at my graduation 💖☺️

[@josephdelosreyes8586]

How I wish she was my professor in a 3 hours Literature subject when I was in College.

[@XOxm1axOX]

For all I know "the president just tweeted us into war with wakanda" lmao 😂

[@ananyaupadhya1974]

Brilliant. I loved her in The Office and The Mindy Project, and now 💕

[@nkwari]

She's the perfect commencement speaker. No reading a typed-up speech.

[@peijedel6277]

So inspiring. She was definately not shrill.... More like assertive. I love how she knows her worth.

[@martinguzman7704]

I’ve never been so into a speech

[@ramisanuzhat3938]

She's wonderful. She's got an amazing sense of humor. I love herrrr

[@wildwind5571]

perfect speech, inspiring, heartfelt and funny

[@knightingale5660]

"That you use the word 'summer' as a verb." _SCREECHING_

[@sahilkapoor6903]

This was so great! love you mindy.

[@irock550]

I almost cried at the end wow :,)

[@alexts7893]

Inspirational, what an inspirational person

[@heesungkim8969]

Such a moving speech. Thank you Mindy!

[@arpitamondal3794]

Love her so so much

[@bambidollasign]

im so inspired by this. also by herself too. why not you, you made it this far. when i feel sad and almost give up. i always ask myself the same question.

[@priyankagujar7628]

Loved it Mindy! My ocd kicked in for that loose lock of hair though.

[@sarahguiloff3145]

OMG I LOVE HER SOOOOO MUCH. I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING!!!!!

[@jaykay6249]

6:16 Guy picks nose. YES, that is exactly what I remember from her speech.

[@itsnotaboutyou]

Thank you, staff member, at 15:18, for shooing away those distracting onlookers! You da co-MVP!

[@samanthapage5876]

I live literally 20 minutes away from Dartmouth (grew up here my Whole childhood and still live around here) and my gram was one of the first people ever (with others) to make computer programs for Dartmouth when computers first became a thing, and she started wayyyy back decades ago obviously. She’s retired now. But damn I wish I was there during this.

[@putinvladimir8189]

Her speech is always so good. It literally makes you want to stop everything and listen!!

[@lobaggins3328]

I can’t stop crying I love this

[@klassykassie4158]

I loved her speech!

[@NightsareStarry]

I love this so much

[@saweeetx]

perfect

[@stutuannyalso4562]

This is the best speech I have ever heard

[@sunnyangel12]

what a woman, hilarious

[@leysxo5991]

Everyone's raving about Taylor Swift's commencement speech but this... This is gold.

[@anacedillobernal9395]

Amazing!! Love this speech and Mindy!

[@kayliahferrero]

It was a great commencement speech !!!

[@jhennifersalustiano1922]

She is right, I think our most dangerous enemy is yourself. And We have to believe in ourselves, I´ve been learning this every single day. Thank you

[@SleepIntoTheDiamondLife]

Mindy is amazing and funny. I love her so much.

[@אביבכץ-ע9ר]

thank you for the inspiring words!

[@mariap4288]

This was so inspiring! Love u Mindy!!!

[@allentzlu]

THIS MAKES ME WANT TO GO TO DARTMOUTH

[@J-B-P]

She's the best!

[@lodz3189]

Best speech EVER!

[@bayanaramya4242]

That's very lovely and honest. ❤

[@Who-qn5fl]

I wish my commencement was this much fun

[@maiavitale8458]

oh look! a college graduation! something i never attended😭 #classof2020

[@TheGurl4jesus]

That was amazing!!! I cried at the end!!!!

[@anpulicious]

Love her!!

[@sylvester8004]

Omg she's a good orator 👏👏👏♥️

[@lizethhh]

shes so charming!

[@eb5631]

This was solid advice ... good stuff