'Never be ashamed of trying': Taylor Swift tells Class of 2022 in commencement speech l GMA

"Let's just keep dancing like we're the Class of 22," the pop singer shared with the New York University Class of 2022 after she received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree on stage.
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[@crazy4corbinbleux]

The two parts that stood out the most to me were: 'I'm a big advocate for not hiding your enthusiasm for things' and 'Never be ashamed for trying' Thanks, Taylor!

[@jer9042]

what does the first one mean?

[@arianazfan]

@@jer9042 Basically she’s saying she’s all for not hiding your excitement and pleasure and happiness for things.

[@lavies_adventure]

I want to like your comment but it has 222 likes and 2 likes so.....

[@sthefaniscaranzi207]

Taylor swift e uma barbie muito bela e um exploma menina muito linda demais eu te amo sou fa canta muito bem e danca muito bem otima atriz modelo merece diploma

[@PossumMedic]

the part that stood out for me was: "EAT GRASS!"

[@crazy4corbinbleux]

As someone that just closed the chapter on my medical degree after a hard and long journey in my clinical year, I appreciated hearing the words 'never be ashamed for trying.'

[@charlottebarrie8252]

Me too just a few months ago actually - had to quit mid residency :( . Whatever your reasons, good job for giving it a go and I'm really proud of you for trying !

[@sorrygregory5653]

Congratulations👏🏼! I’m really happy for people working hard but also with enthusiasm. I received my Ph.D few years ago. I succeeded only because my supervisor was like a mom. I kept whining that my doctoral thesis was worthless, pointless, didn’t contribute to and didn’t translate into development in my clinical area. She didn’t give me a chance to give up on it. Now I understand why was such a procrastinator. I realised I don’t enjoy working in research , all this what’s associated with making science. However, my initial problem was that I was afraid and ashamed to try. Now I feel that I was born to be a surgeon. Probably your doctoral thesis is being reviewed now, good luck with the final step 🤞🏼.

[@hylaneric916]

I could listen to her speech over and over again and never get bored hahaha

[@middleagecrazy4234]

Her speech was totally wonderful in its entirety.

[@TastemyAtrocity]

Excellent speech. And no note cards!

[@Kats-Are-Cute]

She has plenty of practice memorizing things

[@melisagonzaleze]

I never really understood the awful pressure public role models face every day, until now. I’m happy she’s finally releasing her true self bc it looks good on her. We love you tay xx

[@galihhad]

How could i not love her more ugh what an idol

[@othe_punya]

What an inspiring speech delivered by an inspiring woman

[@thegrumps8523]

She is so freaking cool I will always love and support her

[@enzobergamaschi8466]

The Queen was crowned ❤❤❤ congratulations Dr.Taylor!!! Love from Italy 🌹💋

[@anabelleh2069]

So freaking proud of Taylor love her so much ❤️❤️

[@Alex-ud1of]

Congratulations Dr Taylor Swift

[@beatrixmelchor7600]

I love her speech and I’m proud of her graduating!!!!

[@sophiaisabelle0227]

Congratulations, ‘Dr.’ Taylor Swift 🥳🥳🥳 You deserve all the praise in the world. You’re an incredible singer, songwriter, cat mom, so on and so forth. Also, you’re absolutely stunning and radiant on that platform, like what…? Anyway, we all hope that 1989 (Taylor’s Version) will be released soon.

[@lanah.wahidi]

Released yesterday ❤

[@surrealistful]

We love you Taylor. ❤

[@brendac7101]

Congratulations Dr Taylor Swift 👏🏽 🎓🍾🌹❤️

[@aggelaTerzi]

Taylor Swift Dr. of FINE ARTS

[@Ijes2007]

She inspired so many people in the world with her amazing words love her!

[@lindinle]

If by "many people" you mean "stupid suburban bitches" then yes.

[@LavenderBreeze47]

Congratulations Dr Taylor! you truly deserved it. I'm so proud of you 💜

[@jhariette]

Love taylor!!!!!

[@abc99960]

I love you so much Taylor. Thank you for these inspiring words.

[@digitalwasabi2]

This speech was very impressive, to the easily impressed.

[@barbnorton]

Wow! Did you say that well! Excellent speech! What a great, inspiring message! My best to you! ❤️💕

[@m261975c]

Great speech I listened over and over congratulations on your graduation 👏 👍 🎉🎈🍾🌷🌷

[@theMj1793]

Genuine excellent speech 🧡🧡🧡

[@clink5156]

LUV YAAA Taylor

[@bil4513]

I sobbed a lot because of her inspirational speech, thanks so much Taytay!

[@Tommyboy6426]

I love you Taylor! God bless you! Thanks for making many people happy and influencing people across all walks of life! Congrats Taylor, you earned it!

[@vanflor7159]

Beautifully said 🥹🥲😄💜💯🎓👏👏👏 Congratulations to the Class of 2022 NYU & to Ms. “Doctor” Taylor Swift 💜

[@ronniereyes1434]

She deserve the Title.

[@adonistopofmen2571]

As usual the most beautiful music superstar ... ❤

[@eunicep.b166]

Who wouldn't love to Taylor Swift at your graduation with her perfect speech that I love ❤️ 😊😘🥰💯🔥🙏😇✨️😉🫶🙌👏

[@roseswife]

I'M SO PROUD OF HER

[@KimberlyComedian]

Oh I absolutely need to be prescribed TS-22 taken 2x a day!

[@sonofgalaxy9964]

It's been 1 year my star

[@ladym1082]

Aww the best speech! I love you Taylor!

[@mildgrey5760]

my takeaway from her speech is CATCH and RELEASE...IMPRESSIVE! two thumbs up, Dr. Swift!

[@susuhaphuong6850]

Thanks for giving me some of your advice!

[@clotildadaniels6453]

Thanks Dr.Taylor Swift ☺️♥️♥️♥️

[@titachabow3797]

Very smart that she made a decision to have a PhD...Congrats Miss Swift

[@shishi1527]

Sorry to disappoint you, it's honorary PHD. It's normally awarded to individuals,who have made a difference in their area of profession. The individuals to be congratulated are the ones that sweated for their PHD and expected to bring in new knowledge that can change society.

[@saloni.sharma]

@@shishi1527 All PhD degrees are literally awarded to "individuals who made some difference in their area of profession" whether or not it is about some new knowledge or refinement of an old one. It could be a niche that isn't socially impactful but it's still valid. It doesn't matter what their thesis was about, it was still a thesis that was accepted. Stop gatekeeping and worshipping PhD, it's just a degree and not all PhDs are as resourceful as you think.

[@LS-us1jm]

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A REAL DEGREE!! It’s an HONORARY DOCTORATE!! it means she doesn’t have a real degree!! It means she didn’t meet the academic requirements and years and studying and hard work to get it! It means she either donated a lot of money to NYU and NYU gave her this title for nothing! She cannot use the Dr title this is just for show! Shame on NYU for doing this! Giving this to someone for free when they did no hardwork when tons of people sell a kidney and years of hardwork to get a doctorate. That’s what it means. This is a slap in the face to the REAL hard work people put for years!! You are a foo for believing this is through hardwork that she got this 😂

[@LS-us1jm]

@@saloni.sharma omg you got it all wrong. 😂 it’s for people who made a difference BY DOING THE HARDWORK AND MEETING THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS! In that case I can call my doctor too 😂

[@saloni.sharma]

@@LS-us1jm stop being stupid and read what i wrote. Google what it means to get an honorary PhD and requirements for the same. It's obvious that she dedicated her life to her craft and have created enough to qualify for it. Most PhD candidates create about a quarter of what she has over 2 decades so i dont know what the argument of hardworking is about. And yeah, Of course you can get one too but there's a procedure for it.

[@roshelle6289]

"Effortlessness is a myth" argghhh i love you taylor

[@tvt8716]

What does it actually mean when she said this? "Never be ashamed of trying. Effortlessness is a myth. The people who wanted it the least were the ones I wanted to date and be friends with in high school. The people who want it most are the people I now hire to work for my company.” Thanks for rephrasing it!!

[@haileymurray7179]

yesssssss

[@neyskitchen6398]

Superb speech 🥰🥰 not boring, relatable

[@about.blank_name]

It’s people like Taylor that make us proud to be Americans

[@tiestokygoericprydz3963]

Charlie Puth Ariana grande, Jimi Hendrix Aerosmith Bruno Mars Selena Gomez Bon Jovi John Philip Sousa

[@lij7886]

Im sobbing 😢

[@Marc-AnthonyBridges]

It's the best speech wat I ever hurt in a lang time😄😁❤️

[@thesh18story]

❤️

[@ceciliaortega9205]

She is just perfect

[@m.e.345]

I don't know that her speech was very profound, but like her songs.. she said it so well.

[@mb3214]

Congratulations on your "Never Be Ashamed Of Trying': Taylor Swift Tells Class Of 2022 In Commencement Speech" inspirational" UWE In UK. 🌹💌

[@yaowsers77]

That was pretty good!

[@lj4772]

💜💜💜

[@chrisonikatingz6246]

💖💖💖💖

[@sarinovia3977]

She worth it, man.

[@laurafowler1142]

💕💕💕

[@Marc-AnthonyBridges]

❤ Taylor Swift 💞 you can be my DR enetime in my life!!❤

[@ellemelgomz6674]

That's why I love TS!❤️

[@juliaWalder19]

Yes Dr. Alison Swift

[@PyaePyae-lw6wy]

❤❤❤

[@rachelgomes6470]

such powerful words, thank you Taylor

[@dekapwt5618]

🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐❤️❤️❤️

[@kaydenrussell17]

HOLD ON 4:03 BREATHE IN BREATHE THOUGH BREATHE DEEP BREATHE OUT LABYRINTH

[@surakshyae]

😇🌸

[@ananyaghosh5503]

Taylor Swift the real queen 👑

[@Notubusiness222]

That's when I was helping writing songs. Thanks

[@NotTxt]

Mother is mothering

[@krishnarajbastola50]

Krishna Raj bastola ❤😊

[@LTPottenger]

taylor "not so" swift is something else

[@victoralexander123ordonez8]

my EMPERADOR CESIA TAYLOR MY LAMB we can be realistic, it's just because of her intelligence or because she is a singer and has many fans including her teachers and classmates or because she has money

[@richardaleman2985]

I need a doc

[@richardaleman2985]

Do you need a doctor

[@lindinle]

The key to taylors success. Bot accounts. You know shes got the money for it

[@solivo23]

Dr. Taylor

[@URANUSTAY-xz9id]

[@lindinle]

"never be ashamed of trying....every man you see." Taylor swift.

[@NotTxt]

I wish I was 8y older than I am bc that way I would be graduating and have mother at my speech

[@harshbharti1089]

When universities realise that music is a best therapy. They start giving doctor degrees to music artists.

[@user-hl6gf9km5p]

2:15

[@ST-jy7qm]

I wasn't able to recognize her from the thumbnail of this video.

[@remycampued1453]

Perfect speech, no note at all. She can be compared to the former President Ferdinand Marcos. Congatulations Dr Taylor Allison Swift

[@hussienalsafi1149]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😊😊😊😊😊😘😘😘😘

[@lydiaruffalo1944]

I used to be a huge Swiftie but was majorly disillusioned when she threatened an op-ed writer with a cease-and-desist for saying she should denounce her white supremacist fans. That’s super shady.

[@GoodFang]

Ahhh, maybe she don't like blacks so much, garish...

[@hidinginsidemyself2864]

No wonder why she wrote the song "This is me trying"

[@muody775]

3:11

[@sarinovia3977]

This is name of celebrities who got Honorary Doctorate Degree without go to college : 1.Oprah Winfrey, 2.Meryl Streep, 3.Muhammad Ali, 4.Ed Sheeran, 5.Celine Dion and now Taylor Swift.

[@ALEX9080]

this was a good speech - well at least these edited moments

[@victoralexander123ordonez8]

Losing to make a nation of equality and opportunities for each citizen

[@Travis-sb3km]

Congratulations! My Love! 🌹♥️🌹 🎊

[@victoralexander123ordonez8]

Another question, how many graduates come out, will they have the same opportunity or equality, or why don't more teachers come out and BUILD more universities throughout planet earth?

[@herrygolu6659]

I just started to watch hailer songs because she graduated at nyu I watched it because the daughter of Vice President leni robredo was also part there ..

[@cadenzuehsow895]

This certainly isn’t instagram

[@gracemiller4627]

Welcome to new York, it's been waiting for you. An Easter egg?!?!

[@VictorOrdonez-ei5cc]

Trato aveces de ser tu mamà pero tengo miedo de que un dia te deje o me dejes . O tu papá tambien tengo miedo de que un dia sigas y a un que alli . Pero me voy a sentir solo porque mi hija no es lo que un dia yo quise . Solo recuerda que hay un loco esperandote

[@neadedios3106]

Watching this made me realize that I don’t think I’ve ever actually heard her speak ?

[@isimpleythebest]

Hi

[@SivaKumar-pf3ze]

How much donation did NYU get?

[@charleskim1540]

She so hot.

[@brando7266]

That's the main reason anyone cares about her,

[@backup153]

@@brando7266 thats why YOU care about her thats for sure

[@brando7266]

@internetbartek bubble gum music,

[@brando7266]

@@backup153 that's why guys like her,not for her bubble gum music,

[@backup153]

@@brando7266 you're trying the hardest to make us think that you're uneducated lmao. Keep lying to yourself

[@CHARLIE10MC]

Hidden lyrics Heheheehe 😊

[@shamimakhtar3318]

2.03

[@trucktruckin2291]

The only commencement that grips me more than muddy old river or reclining couch potato, is the commencement of rifling which occurs at the end of freebore.

[@FirstLast-cd6vv]

Even having that two-bit bimbo there speaks volumes about NYU.

[@pootypump7440]

A lot of her fan base seems to love vicariously through her, it seems. Not so unlike how a lot of Maga morons do with Donald Trump. I guess that is one thing the two have in common.