Khoa Nguyen:
CLASS OF 2011
Colby CollegeClass of 2011
Waterville, ME
Khoa's Story
Khoa is from Can Tho, Minh Hai, Vietnam. Khoa later attended Colby College (Mathematics, Economics) .
Music Khoa likes includes Parole Parole Parole, It's a Small World, Michael Jackson. Books Khoa likes include The Roaring Nineties, A journey : my political life / Tony Blair, Profiles in Courage. Movies Khoa likes include Batman: The Dark Knight, Enchanted, Pride and Prejudice. TV shows Khoa likes include The Daily Show, The Colbert Report.
One of Khoa's favorite quotes is:"“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
Teddy Roosevelt
Lesson one: “Never stop learning. Carry on. And have the humility always to know that you can learn more," he said. "Successful people are not defined by a restless search for fame and fortune but by an insatiable desire to be better and an infinite curiosity as to how. They’re perpetual voyagers on the journey of self-improvement.”
Lesson two: Maintain an open mind. “Be open to those of different faiths, cultures, races, and nations,” Blair said. “These things are the boundaries of division in history, but the open mind crosses them.”
Lesson three: “Giving is as good as getting,” Blair said. “Compassion is as important as ambition. So don’t just choose a career, choose a cause. There are many to choose from. … The noble causes—believe me they’re there amongst all the drudgery and self obsession of human existence—find them and save a bit of yourselves for them. It’s worth it.”
Lesson four: Friendship matters, and family matters most. “It’s in the family that you learn one of the most important lessons of life: that it is not all about you.”
Lesson five: Be ...Expand for more
a leader, not a follower. “And above all else, be a doer and not a critic, Blair said. “Human progress has never been shaped by commentators, complainers, or cynics. Progress is forged by the courage of the change-maker. Courage is not the absence of fear, it’s the overcoming of fear. And the leaders that I’ve met—all of them have always had their doubts, anxieties, periods of acute lack of confidence, worry,” he said.
Lesson six: Make use of the interconnected world. “It’s a fascinating and energizing and exciting world out there,” Blair said. “Take advantage of it. See the world. See its possibilities.”
Lesson seven: This time of challenge presents unprecedented opportunity. “Have confidence,” said Blair. “Because we’re not an empire based on interest but a way of life based on values. And those values—democracy, liberty, the equality of each human being regardless of race and religion, faith, or gender, free enterprise, fair play—these values that define your nation at its best and my nation at its best—they’re not a monument to our past, they are humanity’s best hope for the future.”
Prime Minister Tony Blair at Colby Commencement 2012".
More about Khoa:"“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
Teddy Roosevelt
"everything will be alright in the end. if it's not alright, it is not the end."
-a friend
"you can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails."
-another friend
"The moment you decide, you divide; if you cant stand the heat, dont go into the kitchen."
- Tony Blair
In matter of style, swim with the current
In matter of principles, stand like a rock
-Thomas Jefferson".
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