Bezos spoke at my Baccalaureate in 2010 and I was seriously impressed with his talk.
Addressing a chapel full of entitled, confident graduates, Bezos chose his points well. I haven't read the transcript of the speech, but the thesis stuck with me and I hope others. I'll paraphrase: "You're all incredibly bright. When given the opportunity, choose to be kind, rather than clever if those two come into conflict with each other."
EDIT: Just glanced at the transcript, looks like my main takeaway was just a sub-point of his thesis, but it's what stuck with me.
Addressing a chapel full of entitled, confident graduates, Bezos chose his points well. I haven't read the transcript of the speech, but the thesis stuck with me and I hope others. I'll paraphrase: "You're all incredibly bright. When given the opportunity, choose to be kind, rather than clever if those two come into conflict with each other."
EDIT: Just glanced at the transcript, looks like my main takeaway was just a sub-point of his thesis, but it's what stuck with me.