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  • Jefferson Smith: Priceless politics – The secret to making democracy work
  • Robert Sapolsky: The Origin of Religion
  • Dan Barber: How I fell in love with a fish
  • John Cleese: Graham Chapman Memorial Service
  • A.J. Jacobs: My year of living biblically
  • Geoff Burch: Selling a Tank to Genghis Khan
  • Steve Jobs: First Apple Macintosh demo
  • Randy Pausch: “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” (The Last Lecture)
  • Johnny Lee Clary: About Wade Watts
  • Andreas Eenfeldt: The Food Revolution
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  It’s not always easy to push yourself – and that’s why they invented mothers. — Richard St. John, Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes

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  • Winston Churchill: We shall fight on the beaches
  • Robert Sapolsky: Depression
  • Steve Jobs: 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
  • Coach Flowers: I am a champion
  • Dan Savage: The price of admission
  • Robert Sapolsky: The Uniqueness of Humans
  • Muhammad Ali: I am the greatest
  • John Cleese: Graham Chapman Memorial Service
  • Robert Sapolsky: The Origin of Religion
  • Randy Pausch: "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" (The Last Lecture)
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