For the past year, I've been compiling a list of inspirational speeches. See my list of 20+ famous speeches and their transcripts here.

Read the full transcript of the speech "Failures of Kindness" by George Saunders.

If you want to change the world, you must be your very best in the darkest moment. The ninth week of training is referred to as “Hell Week.” It is six days of no sleep, constant physical and mental harassment, and one special day at the Mud Flats.

Jim Valvano (Jimmy V) was an American basketball player, coach, and broadcaster. In this speech, given shortly before he died from cancer, Valvano announced the beginning of the V Foundation for Cancer Research. This speech was originally delivered at the ESPYs on March 4, 1993. Speech Transcript

This speech was delivered as the keynote address for the May 17, 2012 commencement ceremony at The University of the Arts. 1. Speech Transcript. I never really expected to find myself giving advice to people graduating from an establishment of higher education. I never graduated from any such establishment. I never even started at one.

Read the full transcript of the speech "What Matters More Than Your Talents" by Jeff Bezos.

Brené Brown is a professor and social scientist. This speech was originally delivered at UCLA’s Royce Hall in 2015. Speech Transcript. Oh, it just feels like an incredible understatement to say how grateful I am to be here with all of you. I feel like I have a relationship with many of you on social media, and you were like, “T-minus two ...

This speech was originally delivered by Ken Robinson at TED2006. 1. Speech Transcript. Good morning. How are you? It’s been great, hasn’t it? I’ve been blown away by the whole thing. In fact, I’m leaving. There have been three themes running through the conference which are relevant to what I want to talk about.

This speech was originally delivered as the commencement address at Harvard University on June 5, 2008. 1 The full title of this talk is “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination”.

Read the full transcript of the speech "The Psychology of Human Misjudgment" by Charlie Munger.