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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Bernard J. Tyson Gives a Toast at the 2017 TIME 100 Gala [Watch (HLS stream): Bernard J. Tyson Gives a Toast at the 2017 TIME 100 Gala](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/r84PnXl8.m3u8) (4:27)  _Published 2017-04-26. Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente and TIME 100 Honoree Bernard J. Tyson gives a toast at 2017 TIME 100 Gala._ --- Jul 27, 2023 9:50 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Ava DuVernay Toasts the 2017 TIME 100 Gala](/video/RvV2dSIb/) ### Ava DuVernay Toasts the 2017 TIME 100 Gala [George Church Toasts The 2017 Time 100 Gala](/video/pAf2J5JH/) ### George Church Toasts The 2017 Time 100 Gala [Viola Davis Toasts The 2017 Time 100 Gala](/video/DMLp5DHI/) ### Viola Davis Toasts The 2017 Time 100 Gala --- ## Transcript Good evening, it is an honor and a privilege to be in this place. And to be amongst you. I have to tell you when I was asked to start this, I started to stay at the hotel, I'm so nervous. [ LAUGH ] But It's worth it to be here. I'm a product of a wonderful family, of a village, of a city. And a lot of people helped me along my life's journey. I consider myself a truly blessed individual. But the person who really came to mind when I was asked to do this kickoff is my father, my late father. I was blessed to be raised in a home where a father and a mother And my father was a wonderful male image for me. He was a strong individual. He was mighty. He was a preacher. He was a carpenter. He was a man of few words but he always had wisdom and insights. I swore one time that James Brown wrote the song Papa Don't Take No Mess. After my father. [ LAUGH ] I remember one time, my father took me to my first party. I was 15 1 / 2 years old. I talked my mom into getting my dad to take me to the party. He took me to the party, he dropped me off at the party. And his final words were, son, before you get out of this truck, if you get in trouble tonight you will go to jail. And your mom and I will not come and get you. [ LAUGH ] And that's all it took. [ LAUGH ] But one time, my father and I were on a trip. And I was just starting to grow in my career Kaiser Permanente. And it was the time that I wanted to give back to my mom and dad So my father and I were outside on the beach, and we were walking around. And I was the proud son who was showing my father it worth all the pain and suffering. So we were walking and my father got into his sort of preachers mode. And he said, son, this is the most beautiful place I've ever been in my life. And I was proud. And he said, son, I never thought people lived this way. I imagined it but I never thought I would have an opportunity to see all of this. And I was like, yeah dad, yeah. [ LAUGH ] He kept going, he kept going and he kept going And then finally he said " You know, if you don't plan to go to Heaven, you should come here. [ LAUGH ] Then I started to get nervous, and a little bit concerned; that maybe, I overreached. So we were walking along; there was an awkward moment for me, and my Dad kept going. And finally, I said to my Dad--- Was a life lesson for me, that I use to this day right now, I said to my father, said dad you see all of this? My father say, yes son, I said I have problems like everybody else, my father pounder that for couple of seconds And he said, this is true. But the difference is people like you can take your problems to places like this. And I've kept that lesson all of my life. Every time I walk in a special room I think about, the only difference, I have problems like everybody else. But the only difference is I get to take my problems to places like this. And tonight I'm in one of those places like this. Where I have the opportunity to meet the most wonderful people walking on earth. And I want you to know it's an honor to honor my father, to understand beauty when I see it. So I wanna raise a toast- [ APPLAUSE ] To my dad. [ APPLAUSE ] And to each one of you, thank you, and God bless you. Cheer, cheer ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Bernard J. Tyson Gives a Toast at the 2017 TIME 100 Gala","description":"Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente and TIME 100 Honoree Bernard J. Tyson gives a toast at 2017 TIME 100 Gala.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/r84PnXl8/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-04-26T02:45:34.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/r84PnXl8.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/r84PnXl8/","duration":"PT4M27S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/r84PnXl8/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```