Steve Jobs gives the commencement address for the 2005 graduating class at Stanford University.

see it here

It is especially interesting when he discusses dropping out of the classes he did not like and dropping in on the ones he did (2:26 – 3:30) and the influence calligraphy played on the development of the Macintosh computer 3:30 – 4:41).

I believe the point is to act now, to find out how you fit in to the new revolution. It is a time for opportunity but only for those who recognize that it is indeed an opportunity.

Here is the original letter from Walt Disney to Ub Iwerks.

This is a follow up to Seth’s 4/23/2011 blog post The realization is now.