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On why mistakes and failures are necessary (from Stanford to Harvard)
STEVE JOBS delivered a memorable and greater-than-himself speech at Stanford. †The Harvard ilk will not be outdone. † † Here’s another of my favorite commencement speeches (It was actually delivered five years earlier than Jobs’ speech). † ìFall down, make … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencement Speeches, Conan O'Brien, famous speeches, Harvard, memorable speeches
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On connecting the dots, love, loss, death, staying hungry, and staying foolish
THESE ARE †the subject matters of†Steve Jobs’†commencement speech that he delivered at†Stanford way back in 2005. Last March 30 I promised to post some of my favorite commencement speeches in the spirit of the Graduation season (March-April) in the Philippines. … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencement Address, famous people, memorable speeches, Stanford, steve jobs
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Life and How to Survive It, according to an “unusual Singaporean”
“MOST UNUSUAL FOR A SINGAPOREAN.”††This is how Kathy, my good cyber-friend from Malaysia, describes†Mr. Adrian Tan,††a Singaporean author and partner at Drew and Napier,†who delivered the speech featured below. †Kathy may also be referring to Mr. Adrian Tan’s speech which … Continue reading
Pitong Bagay na natutunan ko sa UP (Seven lessons I learned in UP) by Prof. Ryan Cayabyab
† † (Lifted from excerpts of commencement speech given by musician-educator Ryan Cayabyab to the graduating class of 2005 as reprinted in the Manila Bulletin, June 19, 2008, pE-1. The English translations are mineÖ my attempt, that is.) 1. Ang … Continue reading
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JK Rowling’s Harvard Speech
† I AM NOT A BIG fan of Harry Potter and, by extension, J. K. Rowling.† But my friend Aileen of the UP-MBA Housemates is.† I am posting this here in my blog site for her benefit, my way of … Continue reading
