Nov 272011
Lillienne just posted this on her blog. Seeing as I consider the message it holds to be very powerful, and that I hadn’t stumbled upon this myself before, I am re-posting it here with hope that more people will watch it. I promise you it will be worth the 20 minutes that it lasts.
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“it is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you’ve lived so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. In which case, you failed by default”
I like that quote too!
Whats with the sudden rash of commencement speech posts =P first Jobs now Rowling. Nevertheless, great speeches both!
Sorry, I stumbled upon both of them recently XD And they are great
[...] another inspirational talk shared with me by Alex. I think it complements JK Rowling’s comments about failure in that this speaker, Amy Purdy, addresses [...]
Thanks for sharing this, Tyler! Absolutely amazingly well-put. I loved everything about it, but most of all, the last remark on how her friends did not sue her for that little mischief she did with their names. Beginning and ending a speech of this seriousness, abstraction, and privacy with a sense of humour is not an easy thing to do. So impressive.
Glad you enjoyed it
[...] Congo, and South Sudan. But often people walk away, and I wonder if it’s because they lack the imagination and compassion to look beyond their own borders? But often people walk away, and I wonder if it’s because [...]