Tag: wisdom

• February 14, 2020

  Notes from Cicero

  This blog post is based on a couple of passages that I have copied and pasted from the book “The Cicero Trilogy” by Robert Harris. 2 weeks ago I found myself watching the Impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump from my hotel room in California, while reading about an Impeachment trial over 2,000 years…
• June 18, 2016

  The Top 5 Commencement Speeches

  

  Note: with a series of additions over the years, this post is now 11 Commencement speeches that I love. Commencement speeches… the final words of wisdom that almost-graduates receive before heading out into the big world.  These are important speeches.   I’ve seen a lot of them… I have had the privilege of attending 2…