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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Funnyman Steve Carell Inspires Seniors at Princeton University's Class Day

Be kind, make someone laugh and don't take yourself too seriously, Carell told Princeton seniors.

When comedian Steve Carell went to college, girls rejected him in person. Library books were filled with the history and the dead skin cells and Doritos fingerprints of the previous readers. Google, Facebook and Twitter? They didn’t exist. Now, dates are made- or rejected- via text, more and more books are available on the Kindle or iPad and we rely on technology to get through our daily lives. “As human beings, we should naturally crave contact with one another,” Carell told Princeton University’s Class of 2012 at Class Day on Monday. “But sadly, as the world grows more and more technologically advanced, we lose our ability to connect as human beings. "We have lost touch with our simpler selves, and by "we" I mean you," Carell said. "You …

Darren

9:16 am on Wednesday, June 6, 2012

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