STEVE JOBS delivered a memorable and greater-than-himself speech at Stanford. †The Harvard ilk will not be outdone.
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Here’s another of my favorite commencement speeches (It was actually delivered five years earlier than Jobs’ speech).
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ìFall down, make a mess, break something occasionally… that’s what I wish for all of you: the bad as well as the...
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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. †My first graduation speech posting is the one delivered by Ms. Mikaela Irene Fudolig, the...
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“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 I find to be both very witty and provocative.
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LIFE AND HOW TO SURVIVE...
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(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 buhay ay parang IKOT* jeep. Ang iyong patutunguhan ay siya ring iyong pinanggalingan. (Life is like the jeepney’s...
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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 paying her back (in full) for always covering for me (albeit grudgingly) during those (not-too-many)...
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