But maybe he drew from his own political experience when he told the graduates to persevere even when life takes unexpected turns.
As Sony's most durable, water-resistant smartphone, the Xperia advance is built to handle life's unexpected moments.
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In his intriguing book, Why Things Bite Back, author Edward Tenner shows how the use of technology to make life better often has unexpected and ugly consequences.
"SimCity Social will entice a new generation of urban planners with its easy-to-use tools that allow anyone to expand and grow their own unique sprawling metropolises and watch as it comes to life in fun and unexpected ways, " said Jami Laes, Vice President of Global Studios for Playfish.
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"Life Gets Better: The Unexpected Pleasures of Growing Older" by Wendy Lustbader.
NBC's adaptation is successful because it takes the central message from the BBC creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's work, the well-used notion that life is really about the unexpected significance we find in everyday human interactions, and absorbs it into the modern American sitcom.
Plus, inviting change into your life helps you prepare for the unexpected because you are exercising your tolerance for the unknown and uncomfortable.
David Friedlander offers solid support as Michael's pal, Jo, and John O'Creagh makes a brief, enjoyable appearance as an unexpected, late-life suitor for an astonished Amelia.
This wholly unexpected turn is injecting new life into the Tories and the Liberal Democrats.
But real life is full of unanswered questions and unexpected turns.
When this happens, I know there'll be new challenges--like sharing one closet--but I'll be ready to tackle whatever life throws our way, responding to the unexpected with flexibility, resolve and creativity, as any good entrepreneur would.
Mr Swords King said the process to bring the characters to life in the movie, The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey, began in 2010.
As played by the fabulously watchable Ellen Page, Juno McGuff is a sharp-tongued, self-possessed 16-year-old who's not about to let an unexpected pregnancy get in the way of her life or her quirky sense of humor.
But life throws a lot of curve balls, disrupting our world in unexpected ways, resulting in new influence hubs.
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The project is part of a broader trend: Innovative consumer hits, like the iPhone, Google Earth, Second Life, and the Wii remotes and accessories, are increasingly put to unexpected -- and often unauthorized -- uses by outside researchers and tinkerers.
There have been several cases, two in the last month, where people have paid into a whole life policy for a period of time and then years later been blindsided by unexpected phantom income.
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The only serious accident I've had in my life didn't involve a distraction at all, but a patch of unexpected black ice and a sudden crosswind that sent me fishtailing at 70 m.p.h. off the interstate into an Iowa ditch filled, thankfully, with two feet of snow.
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Surprising good customers with a sudden, unexpected discount or upgrade would go miles toward making them swear by a brand for life, he believes.
It was unexpected, because he we was pretty sure that the novel he wrote was not inspired by the life of Anatole Broyard.
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