Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos delivers graduation speech at Princeton University
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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos gave the Baccalaureate address to Princeton University's Class of 2010. Bezos graduated from Princeton in 1986 with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. He was introduced by Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman.
Bezos spoke to the Class of 2010 about the difference between choices and gifts. Cleverness, Bezos pointed out, is a gift, while being kind to others is a choice. One's character, he suggested, is reflected not in the gifts one is endowed with at birth but rather by the choices one makes over the course of a lifetime. Full transcript here:
http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S27/52/51O99/index.xml
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Thank you, Jeff.
To tell you the truth I did not expect you to be such a wonderful narrator.
It seemed to me that in the end of his speech, pronouncing last words about 80 year old man he would start crying, so sensitive he was.
Bravo!
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Jeff Bezos has the perfect surfer dude voice
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Like is Steve Jobs brought you here!!
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from what i am learning from those who have worked at the company, Bezos has not yet learned how hard it is to be kind...
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This was unexpected... I really enjoyed it.
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amazon is great
4 months ago 4
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will you buy books from borders... or will you buy books from AMAZON?
4 months ago 3
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He looks like an old woman.... ;-)
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It's funny how rich & famous people say story so identical to our next door kids
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VideoJargon 1 year ago 122
This video should be called "Scholarly woman introduces Jeff Bezos." Sheesh!
nickgodddard 1 year ago 20