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20 Speeches that will inspire you to achieve greatness:

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Steve Jobs

2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Watch here:

https://t.co/BfurQXS0Dx
2/

Arnold Schwarzenegger (@Schwarzenegger)

2009 USC Commencement Address

Watch here:
https://t.co/npFjmnZhkV
3/

Admiral William H. McRaven

2014 University of Texas Commencement Address

Watch here:
https://t.co/rlENU4REs7
4/

Elon Musk (@elonmusk)

2012 Caltech Commencement Address

Watch here:

https://t.co/VWzJeDklaW
5/

Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos)

2010 Princeton University Commencement Address

Watch here:

https://t.co/RDmlnOWi7d
6/

David Foster Wallace

2005 Kenyon College Commencement Address

Watch here:
https://t.co/nu2EX6f2Jk
7/

Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself)

2012 University of the Arts Commencement Speech

Watch here:

https://t.co/uEB26s9g9Q
8/

Robert de Niro (@Rob_D_Niro)

2015 NYU Art School Commencement Speech

Watch here:

https://t.co/cdCOD3JgVp
9/

Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman)

2018 Howard University Commencement Speech

Watch here:

https://t.co/onM1eYZlWt
10/

J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling)

2008 Harvard University Commencement Speech

Watch here:

https://t.co/oSXMPuPTkr
11/

Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah)

2008 Stanford University Commencement Speech

Watch here:

https://t.co/tS9V1Oq6t5
12/

Bill Gates (@BillGates)

2007 Harvard University

Watch here:

https://t.co/KyipiCbqly
13/

Charlie Munger

2007 USC Law School Commencement Address

Watch here:

https://t.co/jSYCdzRLu6
14/

Barack Obama (@BarackObama)

2016 Howard University

Watch here:

https://t.co/LoEOq7cSGe
15/

Natalie Portman (@natpdotcom)

2015 Harvard Commencement Speech

Watch here:

https://t.co/zFKTBHlQiJ
16/

Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien)

2011 Dartmouth College

Watch here:
https://t.co/xkuUTx3Vfc
17/

Denzel Washington (@OfficiaIDenzeI)

2011 University of Pennsylvania

Watch here:
https://t.co/pvsp5VWQ44
18/

Will Ferrell (@OfficialWilllF)

2017 USC Commencement Speech

Watch here:

https://t.co/jBvprUo4r7
19/

Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey)

2014 MIU Commencement Speech

Watch here:

https://t.co/RspsgTK28h
20/

Matthew McConaughey (@McConaughey)

2015 University of Houston Commencement Speech

Watch here:

https://t.co/Cwq59WqIiE
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