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Editor's Note: Excuse the atrocious title above, but the word-limit refused my full title and I simply couldn't stand abridging it by an means, and thus have presented it in full below. Also, while I have your attention and this note to bring things to it, allow me to note that I was going to annotate these selections with pithy and witty rejoinders (e.g. "We are all leaders" - No you are not. / or / "We are the proud bearers of a solemn pledge for a better tomorrow." - Adjective overload! Adjective overload!) but thankfully decided against this plan, as it was decided to be cliche in and of itself and also detracting from the subject herein. Let the cliches "speak for themselves," why don't you?

An Assortment of Cliches Excerpted from Various Commencement Addresses Delivered by Valedictorians (Who Really Ought to Know Better) and Witnessed by Yours Truly, Presented Here for Your Enjoyment and Astonishment

"You are the class that upsets the apple cart of bigotry of soft expectations."

"We are all leaders."

"We stand at the crossroads of life."

"I am part of something greater than myself."

"Friends, family, mentors."

"Tomorrow will come in its own time and in its own way."

"We are the proud bearers of a solemn pledge for a better tomorrow."

"May we remain essentially true to who we are today."

"We are the millennial generation, the children of a thousand years, poised to embark on an incredible adventure."

"The one thing you can expect out of life is the unexpected."

"Open your eyes to the world."

"We have ideas that could one day be revolutionary."

"The energy shortage is not a crisis but an opportunity."

"We do not have a financial crisis but a challenge."

"It's not a question of whether we will do great things; it's only a question of how many we will do."

And my favorite...

"As the legendary Bono once put it..."