Marc Benioff
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Founder and C.E.O. of Salesforce.com
U.C. Berkeley, Haas School of Business
May 20, 2007
“The people who are going to change the world aren’t out there. They are in here. They are the leaders, the managers, the accountants, the marketing pros, and the social entrepreneurs who are creating or joining organizations that address society’s issues.”
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Robert Greifeld
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President and C.E.O. of NASDAQ
Simon’s Rock College of Bard
May 19, 2007
“The world will stereotype you over the course of a lifetime. I have been a jock, Dylan freak, accounting nerd, English literature fanatic, computer geek, business school maniac, hungry sales manager, middle manager from hell, entrepreneur—and recently known as the Man.”
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John C. Bogle
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Founder of the Vanguard Group
Georgetown, McDonough School of Business
May 18, 2007
“Our world already has quite enough guns, political platitudes, arrogance, self-interest, snobbishness, superficiality, war, and the certainty that God is on one side or the other.… Remember: the great game of life is not about money; it is about doing your best to build the world anew.”
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Rick Wagoner
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Chairman and C.E.O. of General Motors
Duke University
May 13, 2007
“Four hundred years ago today, Capt. John Smith landed in America, met Pocahontas, and... you know the rest. It took months before he messaged England: ‘Have landed in Virginia. Send more beer.’ Now you send messages instantly. Some of you, admit it, are text messaging even as I speak.”
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Oprah Winfrey
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Founder of Harpo Productions
Howard University
May 12, 2007
“[My grandmother] was a maid and worked for white folks her whole life. She used to say, ‘I hope you get some good white folks that are kind to you.’ I regret that she didn’t live past 1963 to see that I did grow up and get some really good white folks—working for me.”
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Bob Wright
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Chairman of NBC Universal
College of the Holy Cross
May 26, 2006
“Forty-one years ago, I was sitting right where you are.... I confess I have absolutely no recollection who our commencement speaker was. To prevent this from happening to you, let me just make sure you are very clear on one thing: My name is Bob Wright.… That’s Bob Wright, W-R-I-G-H-T.”
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Steve Jobs
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C.E.O. and co-founder of Apple
Stanford University
June 12, 2005
“Getting fired from Apple [in 1995] was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.... It was awful-tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick.”
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Michael Dell
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Founder and C.E.O. of Dell Computer
University of Texas, Austin
May 17, 2003
“Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people … or find a different room.”
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