The mind is an excellent servant but a terrible master.

David Foster Wallace

2005 Kenyon College commencement address

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Topic

Self-control Mindfulness The mind

Speaker

David Foster Wallace

Source

2005 Kenyon College commencement address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Commencement address

Language

English

Time

2005 2000s 21st century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Wallace, David Foster. "2005 Kenyon Commencement Address." Kenyon College, May 21, 2005. Address.