Henry Rollins, former front man of Black Flag -- "You must go at it with almost monastic obsession."

http://bigthink.com Henry Rollins' advice on discipline, self-reliance, and overcoming obstacles. Directed / Produced by Elizabeth Rodd and Jonathan Fowler

MSNBC host (and high school drop-out!) Melissa Harris-Perry at Wellesley's 2012 graduation -- "Everybody's got to have a Charlotte. You're gonna be Wilbur a lot."

Professor, political scientist, author, Nation columnist, MSNBC host, and rising "nerdland" icon Melissa Harris-Perry addresses the members of the Class of 2012 and an international audience of their families and friends at Wellesley College's 134th Commencement Exercises on Friday, May 25, 2012.

And Jay Smooth on conquering perfectionism and procrastination -- "We each have a little hater that lives inside our heads and tries to set up traps for us."

http://www.illdoctrine.com How do you beat the little voice in your head that is out to get you? photo credit: http://www.luismuna.com