The class of 2015 was sent into the world this month with words of wisdom, inspiration, and even a few laughs. Here are some highlights from our favorite commencement speeches this May.

I was having fun. Trends and phases are fun ... Tom Brokaw said it was the very best commencement speech he had ever heard, and of course I believed this. And it was much easier to construct ...

Here's a quick list of some of the most memorable speeches of this graduation season: From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly ...