great speeches

a collection of wonderful speeches (many of them commencement speeches)

"Don't Give Up"

Gotta give credit to NYC Mayor Eric Adams for this phenomenal speech on Israel. It’s a few minutes that everyone should watch.

Eli Klein

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pphoebe

MLK vibes from nyc mayor in the wake of Hamas attack on Israel

Douglas Murray: What It Means to Choose Life

thefp.com

phoebe

University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address - Admiral William H. McRaven

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Alara

The Road to Self-Renewal

Junto medium.com

andrea

"The Anatomy of Trust"

Brene Brown jamesclear.com

sari

"Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love"

Bill Gurley jamesclear.com

ssari

Love this speech by Bill Gurley - one of the common things across top professionals like Bob Dylan, Danny Meyer, etc was that they studied everything they could find about their field, they were masterful students first.

Fred Rogers unforgetable Emmy Award Speech ever -1997

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simon

"A Journey on the Information Highway"

Evan Williams jamesclear.com

sari