The 7 Best Motivational Speeches Of All Time
We all need a boost sometimes, so let these inspirational and gifted public speakers give you the guts and guile to go and achieve your goals. Hell yeah!

We all need a boost sometimes, so let these inspirational and gifted public speakers give you the guts and guile to go and achieve your goals. Hell yeah!
1. Steve Jobs, Stanford University Commencement Address, 2005.
2. Baz Luhrmann, Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
3. Sheryl Sandberg, Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders
4. Michelle Obama at Oxford University, 2011
5. Hillary Clinton at the Women in the World Summit, 2012
6. J.K. Rowling at the Harvard Commencement, 2008
7. Sara Blakely on how she got her Spanx business off the ground
Do know of any other motivational speeches? Let us know what gets you going in the comment box below.
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