Archive for February, 2010
Success
I have been in New York City for 82 days now. This trip has all been about survival and setting my sights on emerging jubilantly triumphant in what I intended to do here. Coming from a tropical environment and suddenly immersing myself in the middle of winter was a physical challenge. The first order of business [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Bill Gates, Harvard 2007
Text of the speech given by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates at Harvard University on June 7, 2007. President Bok, former President Rudenstine, incoming President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, members of the faculty, parents, and especially, the graduates: I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: “Dad, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Dropping Out and Cashing In
Stanford Report, June 14, 2005 ‘You’ve got to find what you love,’ Jobs says This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005. I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Failure and Imagination
The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination, J.K. Rowling author of the best-selling Harry Potter book series, delivers her Commencement Address, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination,” at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association. Text as delivered follows. Copyright of JK Rowling, June 2008 President Faust, members [...]
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