Colin Powell is an amazing speaker. I saw him go off the cuff for 15 minutes one time when former secretary Ridge was late to talk.
Michael Durrant was also one of my personal favorites. On 5/11/06, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > See, that is exactly what I was lead to expect, and was hoping for. You > suck. > > =) > > Best Talk Ever: Gen. Schwarzkopf > 2. Colin Powell > 3. Grace Hopper > 4. Jello Biafra > 5. Oprah > 6. Jim Rice > 7. Edward Tufte > 8. Jean Michelle Cousteau > 9. Jim Callhoun > 10. Mary Mannin Morrisey > > On 5/11/06, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > interesting. > > > > We got passion and warmth and humor. Very grandmotherly. I'd say the > > most provacative thing she said all night was that one must have > > Courage to live a life well and worthwhile; and that people are not > > born with courage, they must develop it over time and with > > tribulation. > > > > The format was much the same last night as with your experience; but > > while she spoke and read poetry and then spoke about the meanings of > > the poems, she didn't rail on crime or poverty and she certainly > > didn't attempt to point fingers. In fact, she suggested that perhaps > > to better understand the differences and similarities in culture we > > should commit first to reject racial epithets of any kind, including > > those we direct at ourselves (black people using the "n-word" and > > etc.) in an attempt to "take them back" or own them. "Poison, > > P-O-I-S-O-N" she said, "in a vial marked with skull and crossed bones, > > will still be poison if served from bavarian crystal." > > > > The context was to be an examination her unique life, but ended up > > being a very well done examination of _everyone's_ unique life, and > > how in our lives it is important to have as well as be "rainbows in > > the clouds." > > > > > > -- > > will > > > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > > and that would just be unacceptable." > > - Carrie Fisher > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:206557 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
