Bill Cosby has made a career out of delivering commencement addresses, usually picking up an honorary degree whenever he stops by a campus. At Stanford's commencement on Sunday, though, it was Oprah fulfilling the celebrity duty, delivering words of wisdom, hope, and virtue. "I like money," she told the nearly 5,000 graduates staring up at her. "It's good for buying things. What you want is money with meaning. Meaning is what brings real richness to your life." Easy for a billionaire to say, sure.

But all was not lost. Though she "really wanted to give you cars, but I just couldn't pull that off," Oprah handed out something she's most famous for: books. Each graduate got a copy of Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth and Daniel Pink's A Whole New Mind, both books about states of mind. Which is perfect for new graduates, whose current state of mind is how they're going to pay off six-figures in loans. Enjoy your summer reading!

[Mercury News]