LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Investor Warren Buffett says he would gladly trade places with any of today’s college graduates even with the uncertain times because of the opportunity they have ahead of them.
Buffett recently recorded a graduation speech that will be aired this weekend at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In the talk, Buffett said graduates should feel lucky to get the education they did and to have the chance to start their careers in the United States today.
“That doesn’t mean that every single day is perfect, the world isn’t that way. But try to think of another country where you’d rather be. Try to think of another era in which you’d rather exist. I don’t think you can do it,” Buffett said.
The chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway also reiterated some of the advice he often gives young people to seek out a job they love to do working for a company they admire.
The university plans to post Buffett’s speech online after Saturday’s virtual graduation ceremony. Buffett offered his advice for graduates during a 10-minute phone call with UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green.
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