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This is (Still) Water: 20 Years Later

“What the hell is water?”~ David Foster Wallace Twenty years ago today, David Foster Wallace delivered one of my all-time favorite speeches. This is Water

This is Water

Below is the full audio and transcript of David Foster Wallace’s iconic 2005 commencement address at Kenyon College, known today as his This Is Water

Daniel Kahneman’s Decision to Die

Talking Big Ideas. “If you were allowed one wish for your child, seriously consider wishing him or her optimism.” ~ Daniel Kahneman

Principles for Effective Leadership

Talking Big Ideas. “You can change the world – and have fun doing it!” ~ Chip Mellor

Are You Telling the Real Story?

Talking Big Ideas. “Togo was the best dog that ever traveled the Alaska trail.” ~ Leonhard Seppala

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The Courage of Gorbachev and Reagan

Talking Big Ideas. “Thermonuclear war… would mean devastation on a scale that no preceding age could conceive.” ~ Herman Kahn, On Thermonuclear War

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The Legend of Bob Hoover

Talking Big Ideas. “Bob Hoover is the greatest pilot I ever saw.” ~ Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier

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Holidays and Permanent Revolution

Talking Big Ideas. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a while, including you.” ~ Anne Lamott

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