Everytime John does a speech in front of a considerable amount of people, I feel a little proud. We all know that it is not his favorite thing to do, but he does it anyway and is awesome at it

I love the entire segment preceding this quote, but one of my favorite portions of that segment is: "Maybe it's true: maybe the universe doesn't give a shit about you. But through empathy, we can care about each other, and we are also of the universe."

How does some 40-something father of two American guy write and hold a speech that is so very, and possibly pivotaly, relevant to my here-and-now situation, thousands of miles away? It baffles me, it intrigues me, and all of a sudden my own, personal darkness isn't as personal and as dark as it was before. Thank you John Green. From the bottom of my deep, dark heart.

The story about his college days should have spawned a book called "Looking for Amanda"...

John really is a consummate storyteller. Really, it's almost aggravating how intuitively he hooks his audiences, draws them in, and just relentlessly indulges our appetite for more. One day, he will have the luckiest grand-kids in the damn world. Can you imagine having this guy to tell you what the past was like?

Oh, John. I just don't think I could love you any more than I do.

do I love john green enough to listen to this for an hour after an anxiety filled day? yes. the answer is yes.

deeply moved, I was planning on watching it for 10 mins and going to bed but I've been grabbed by and it just wouldn't let me go until the end. What a fantastic speech (John Green's speeches don't feel like speeches, they feel more like a friend talking to you)...

This is one of the most mind-opening John green videos I've ever seen, if not the most. Fascinating.

I love the way how John Green delivers a speech, is the EXACT way (pace, tone, VOICE) I read TFIOS

I had to pee for 90% of this. I held it because JOHN GREEN SPEAKS THE TRUTH :)

I need a transcript of this script, it's filled with so many gems. John is an incredible writer

Seriously did he reach inside my brain and recite my thoughts in a well-ordered and eloquent fashion? I think I might be falling in love with John Green...

"but for the sake of clarity we'll just call him Holden" fave omg only half an hour in but this speech is by far my favourite thing of the day!

I absolutely love John Green, I have always admired his writing and his sense of humor. What I love about John Green is that he is so genuine and relatable. His speech is engaging and personal. It really hits home and accurately depicts your early 20s experience.

'the benefit of resentment for me was that it was fuel; it burnt dirty, but it did burn.'

John Green will always be the author that made the most impression on me, so much so that I have decided to start a PhD exploring the many subtleties of his fiction and how he creates unforgettable fictional landscapes

I'm not a person who is profane by nature, but this speech was so powerful that I don't care when John drops curse words. I love that.

Its good to finally hear someone talking about how I actually experience things. Why doesn't everyone do this?

I read up on that Einstein-failing-math thing. His first college had a compulsory math test, which he "failed", and years and years later some reporter? autobiographer? or some such found that test and marveled at the inneptitude of the genius. You know? Like pulling him down in math somehow raised the scales of his genius in the realm of physics or something. One problem, though. The entrance test was for a college in Switzerland. It was therefore in French. Einstein did not speak French. He passed the test, but the grade was terrible, of course. The fact that he understood so much about math that he could solve problems put to him in a different language with a passing grade should give you some idea of the true genius of the man.

This man is amazing. His emotional intelligence and intelligent quotients are off the charts as seen by his ability to allow others to feel comftrable and respect them as well as his ability to understand and answer and grasp these ideas so clearly. I think that he has a strong motivation as well. Somewhere it comes from. Where I do not know.

Happy Birthday Sir, despite the circumstances. Next Book

Oh wow wasn't expecting to cry today but here we are

You know john is a nice guy cause when asked "where did you get your idea" he replied thats a great question

John Green we need a vlogbrothers video like an old school truth or fail of johns personal stories

It’s 12:40 in the middle of the night yet here I am.

I know you're not trying to prove you're a genius, but I honestly spent every moment of that being like "why is john so goddamn smart." Great speech, natural and raw and thought-provoking as always!

I think I've seen this 5 times, and I'm just not getting tired of it all

An example of what John was talking about in minute 51 is Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. It tells the story of the short yet significant life of a young girl living in Japan during the droping of the atomic bomb at the end of WWII. Sadako may only have lived to 12(9 years after the bomb was dropped she was diagnosed with leukemia, radiation sickness from the atom bomb, and she died a year later on October 25, 1955), yet her life made a big impact on the Japanese celebration of Peace Day Now she is honored, along with all the children who died from leukemia, in Hiroshima's Peace Park. I definitely recomend this to all readers who injoy an intense and moving book.

This man has the most inspirational, thought-provoking, truthful words I've ever heard - both in his books and his speeches. We NEED more people like him in the world, becoming leaders, movers, and makers. I aspire to be even a fraction of what he is and what he does. DFTBA!

This is what I listen to when I experience an early mid-life crisis.... Your words make me happy....sooooooo happy!!!!!!!

There's never a time that I listen to these guys where I disagree or think they are wrong or callous or anything less than insightful, intelligent, and kind. These are the people who should be famous. 😊

i come back here every so often, in the depths of career anxiety, to be reminded that i don't have to go to law school

John would make a good doctor who

the green brothers helped me so much with perspective and life!! im forever grateful to them, amazing AMAZING human beings. they helped me to think, to learn again things i never understood really, big concepts, big subjects. I love all their crash courses!!!

Writing, not as distraction or diversion but as a way to help people find meaning. Amazing. Even more amazing that he's dedicated his life to this mission, from PforA to Crash Course.

In which John answers the question, "How did you find your way into a teenage girl?"

John Green is one of my favorite podcasters/authors... and my connection to this video is that I grew up in Mount Vernon Ohio and my great escape was riding my bike up the trail on the river to Gambier and walking that amazing campus and feeling like I was in a university town in England...

Yes I have watched the whole video, and I loved every minute of it.

The "Happy Birthday, Sir!" interpretation sounds like an H of G (hermeneutics of generosity) mentioned in a video of John's I saw today.

"How did you find your way into a teenage girl?"

I can not tell you the number of encouragements you have provided me John Green - particularly in recent times when I have had to go way down deep into the darkness of myself, and of others.

John Green is my city

Maybe if John Green had made this speech sooner Dan Howell/Danisnotonfire would have learnt that you do not have to go to law school!

This is my religion.

I listen to this every day

Gosh John. You're, hands down, the best essay writer I know. Forget TED talks.

I was there for that speech, it was fantastic Im a huge fan, I really enjoyed seeing the parallel between this speech and the insight I derived from this and the speech given by David Foster wallice in the same spot, and also my name is also John!

Thank you Sir John Green.

John is my Idol.

That speech was...I mean, I thought it was really good, but I did not realize how much I had engaged in it until I saw, after watching, that it had been over an hour. Time flies when you're watching John Green talk.

8 years ago he put something to words that i’ve been wrestling with for most of my adolescence

this is fantastic! Thank you John!! :D

god when the kid asks about crash course and the whole audience fawns and john just goes straight into answering the question is really great. imagine being that kid and being taken immediately seriously by john green!!!

"Intro to Creative Writing" Yes.

I just love you, man.

I wish I'd been there when you were there! Props to Bob Cantwell and Karen Edwards for instilling my lifelong love of the old English poet, Phil Church and Myrddin Jones (Exeter) the English Novel, and Fred Turner Shakespeare, the poet of entropy (Boltzmann's true predecessor). However should have paid more attention to my father and not have neglected my sciences.

This is why he is my favourite person in the world

So much of this draws on the great David Foster Wallace Kenyon speech. Watch it!

no my thing is is that like i cannot imagine being there like i would have so many questions just overflowing

"Solid B+" can make a difference in the world.

Worth one hour of your time.

John is my spirit animal.

Sounds like the Crash Course guy. Wait a minute...

Love this ❤️

*LMFAO!!!* I am crying with laughter at that first audience question. Oh my Lord!!!

I'll have to rewatch this a few times. It might not be yours originally (is it?) but I like the "mash-up culture" phrase. So many differences (and sameness) seem to come down to culture - the micro-culture of an individual or family of origin or the larger cultures of ethnic groups or regional groups.

is there a transcript or the whole speech posted/saved on some site...?i would love to have it. if anyone has some useful info , feel free to let me know , i d appreciate it! :) thanks

AMANDA, have you not watched this video yet? Show yourself!

"Once the book has come out it belongs to you." Things we all wish J.K. Rowling would learn.

Microphone guy has a Great voice!

Covering his John with a green fleece 😂

Meaninglessness is okay. Really. Seeing it is the first step to understanding it's actually all about creating your own meaning.

Impressive.

and 5 years later he quits Twitter (and makes sure everyone knows) and is very happy about it

John's collar gap is killing me.

He Is my god thos man is a genius in my eyes at least

Did anyone else see the subtle twitch of his lips at [4:07] .. that was the twitch of a feeling, kind of that overwhelming feeling you sometimes have when you think of a time in your life when you were incredibly sad and you kind of choke up ... that was that twitch.

3:48 I’m 4 years out of college and I can confirm that John is a prophet 😂

❤

I dont care what you say John Green. Your legacy will totally survive human extinction.

Was this not a commencement address ? If not what was this speech for?

Here hee. John said shit (giggles quietly)

"How did you find your way into a teenage girl?" John immediately starts playing with his wedding ring...

Anybody watch it 2022

42:25 I see that kid knows Adam Egret

44:02 The Mongols!

LIKEEE,,,

I had this on my 2nd monitor but I looked over during an audience question and WOW that is a lot of women

Professor Rogan is my GRANDPA!

What did he mean by "you don't have to go to law school"?

27:45 When you enter a new existence that is foreign to you, Pandora, Middle Earth, Alaska(The one you don't have to find, it's friggen ginormis) Rome, Kenya, A forest, a home, a new face(Okay Alaska this time), Accept the existence and chew on it. Through the chewing you will then decide for yourself what paradigm will and will not be imposed. Danger! Will Robinson!

So much DFW in this.

Sea sponges are the other exception.

25:44

Bookmark 9:00

from 35:15 to about 35:40, he had A TWENTY-FIVE SECOND WINDOW TO SAY "CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING" AND HE DIDN'T

Gah, TFIOS Spoilers.. I haven't gotten TFIOS yet... and GDit.

John Green just said shit... Wow