Ok well as all are aware I am a pretty big geek. I found this page, has the top 100 speeches as audio files. I have been listening to it, but I thought I would share with everyone, in case there was someone as geeky as me. link Mods I wasn't sure where to put this so I put it in the lounge for now.
So the only great speeches based on that are political? The best speech I ever heard was Jimmy V's speech as a dying cancer patient. That taught me more about life then any of those speeches.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=g1QJ-y_xUmk&feature=related I don't care if you don't agree with his policies. The words are amazing, especially with what happened in Chile after he was killed. For spanish speakers only unfortunately.
Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who is dying from pancreatic cancer, gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving talk, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals. For more, visit www.cmu.edu/randyslecture. "Journeys" are special University Lectures in which Carnegie Mellon faculty members share their reflections on their journeys -- the everyday actions, decisions, challenges and joys that make a life. Dr. Randy Pausch Long version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo Short version (5 minutes): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roRGBqGgbqY Thanks to the original poster at Finheaven.
