Who is the Cat that Curiosity Killed?

A few weeks ago I delivered a commencement address at the University of Portsmouth in England. I was forced to ask myself what wisdom I bad to impart to graduates and their families. I would like to tell you what I said, and see if any of you think this, or something like it might be worth repeating to other young people, perhaps in our lower level classes. Speakers at university graduations give all kinds of advice. Where do they come up with it? Often they borrow from others and come up with something like, "Always do right." This bit came from Mark Twain, who went on to explain that by following this advice you, "Will gratify some people and astonish the rest." Or, I once heard the advice, "Make yourself necessary to somebody." This came from Ralph Waldo Emerson.