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Three Minute Philosophy
Three Minute Philosophy: Pythagoras
Three Minute Philosophy: Aristotle
Three Minute Philosophy: Thomas Aquinas
Three Minute Philosophy: Galileo
Three Minute Philosophy: Rene Descartes
Three Minute Philosophy - John Locke
Three Minute Philosophy - David Hume
Three Minute Philosophy - Immanuel Kant
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Three Minute Philosophy: Aristotle
Three Minute Philosophy: Thomas Aquinas
Three Minute Philosophy: Galileo
Three Minute Philosophy: Rene Descartes
Three Minute Philosophy - John Locke
Three Minute Philosophy - David Hume
Three Minute Philosophy - Immanuel Kant
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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos delivers graduation speech at Princeton University
My grandfather looked at me, and after a bit of silence, he gently and calmly said, "Jeff, one day you'll understand that it's harder to be kind than clever."
What I want to talk to you about today is the difference between gifts and choices. Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy -- they're given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful, and if you do, it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices.
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When you are 80 years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story, the telling that will be most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices you have made. In the end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story.
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