8 quotes from SRK's latest speech that will lift your spirits on a bad day

King Khan dashes out advice to fresh graduates on life and career

Twenty minutes of wisdom is all it takes King Khan to leave us awe-inspired. Shah Rukh Khan was invited to deliver a speech to the graduating students of Dhirubhai Ambani School where both his older children have studied, and he made sure to leave no stones unturned in creating a powerful impact upon the audience.

The 50-year-old star talked about his life journey, his childhood memories and the trivial paths he had to choose. The Fan star the students' morale through stories of failures and successes merged with great anecdotes.

Here are 8 quotes from the speech that will lift your spirits and make you feel optimistic about life:

1. "Listen to your inner voice and do not let anyone tell you who you are or who you ought to be,including myself."



2. "Squiggles and ants and mosquitoes on paper won't kill your career-- indecipherable hieroglyphics may actually be a career booster."

3. "These are the only years in your life in which you will be allowed to make regret-free mistakes. As you do so you will chance upon your dreams and hopefully make a happy life out of their(parents) fulfillment."

4. "Every move has a consequence, whether you perceive that it does or it does not. Nothing you do, not a single moment is empty of living. So think of things through, not always but often enough-often enough so your life does not feel as black and white and as uniformed as the squares on a chess board."

Shah Rukh Khan with kids Aryan and Suhana. PHOTO:INDIANEXPRESS

5. "If you forget the smallest of your people or become foolish enough to imagine the little graces you are given are of no value, you end up nowhere. When you look around you learn to notice all the tiny little things that make your existence privileged and special."

6. "A moment will come when it will look like there isn't anything going right, and nothing you can do to prevent disaster. Don't panic. With a little embarrassment, you will survive it, trust me, all you have to do is make a move, all you have to do is move on a bit."

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7. "When the world doesn't seem to understand you, your creativity will be the only thing that will keep you inspired and satisfied. Honour it to the end whatever it may be. Mine, is poetry. I write rubbish poetry, it is my secret place, it is mine to make me feel free and happy. So you find yours and if the world loves it, good. If it doesn't, even better because now you will truly have a friend, so you keep your creativity intact."

8. "Without a sense of humor the world would be a dull and weary place. No darkness or despair should ever be beyond a good and a hearty laugh."

This is the kind of motivation only kings can give in reel and real life!

Preach, Sir SRK! PHOTO: TUMBLR

Here's his full speech:


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